Friends of Fredricksen Library Book & Media Sale
Friday, April 26 from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm
Saturday, April 27 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Sunday, April 28 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm – BAG SALE!
Thurs., April 25 from 2:00 to 8:30 pm – Special Friends Preview
Friends of Fredricksen Library will hold a Book and Media Sale in the Library Community Room. Come and peruse our great selection of hard cover and paperback books in many categories. Our media selections also include puzzles and games. Thursday, April 25 - Preview Day 2 pm to 8:30 pm for members of Friends, volunteers, Board of Trustees and staff. Become a member of the Friends and attend!
Donations of books, puzzles, games and media accepted at the library Reference Desk.
All profits from the Book and Media Sale benefit the Library and will help to fill in the gaps in next year’s budget. Thank you for your continued support. Buying our books helps your library!

Don't forget: like-new books are available for sale everyday at Fredricksen Library, at our BOOK SALE table near Circulation. Check back often - new books are added daily!

Thanks for contributing your gently read books and media for the Friends of Fredricksen sales.

The profits from the semi-annual sales have been used for
• The self-check unit in the Pollock Children’s Library
• Shelving units and other equipment requested by the Library staff
• Programs in the Pollock Children’s Library
• Teen events at Fredricksen
• Meeting our building fund pledge

When you leave your donations at the reference desk, the first step is a quick review by the staff to see if your item might meet a need in the circulating collection or be appropriate for the ongoing book sale. The majority of the books are then sorted by teams of volunteers from the Friends. Once the materials have been sorted, they are packed and stored until the week of the sale.

During the week of the sale, an army of volunteers is needed to erect tables, move books from storage on to the tables, arrange the books so that our shoppers can find the perfect item, and then staff the sale. Finally, when the sale is over, all remaining items are packed for distribution to others who can make use of them:

• East Pennsboro Friends for their sale
• Charitable organizations working with children and adults
• Veterans
• Overseas missions
• Day care centers
• Other libraries

Thank you for your help in making our book and media sales so successful. The Friends of Fredricksen Library is a 501(c)(3) organizations, so your donations may be deductible on your federal income taxes.

The golden rule when considering a donation is
“Would I give this to a Friend?”

The donations appreciated are:

• Children’s or teen books
• hard cover fiction or non-fiction
• dictionaries or thesauruses
• media in working condition, such as, DVD, music cd, books on cd, video games
• mass market paperbacks (in “like new” condition copyright 1980 or newer)
• trade (large) paperbacks
• textbooks (copyright within 10 years)
• travel books (copyright within 5 years)
• large print books.

Please re-evaluate your donations if they are: 

• moldy, dirty or water-damaged
• have damaged or missing pages
• excessive highlighting or markings

Materials that would be better donated to another charity of your choice:

• academic journals
• activity books
• advanced readers copy
• directories
• telephone books
• encyclopedias
• Magazines
• LP records
• VHS tapes
• Cassettes
• Harlequin romance paperbacks
• Reader’s Digest Condensed books

Thank You!

Donation Station @ Fredricksen
First Saturday of every month from 1 pm to 3 pm
The Friends of Fredricksen have established Donation Station on the first Saturday of every month from 1 pm to 3 pm to process the donation of books and media for our Spring and Fall Book sales. Volunteers will be able to assist unloading your donations. We hope to provide convenience to you, our donors, and streamline our process for donations. During Donation Station hours, please park on the Walnut Street side parking area at the lower level employee entrance door. Donations at all other times can be given at the reference desk.

Page updated January 21, 2013