The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its January Book Sale on Saturday, January 12, from 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m., at the FOL Bookstore, 1510 Market Street--in the big yard on Market Street across from Cheyenne Street, six blocks west of the Habitat for Humanity Restore yard.  

Hardback and trade paperback books are priced at $1.00 each and paperbacks at $0.50 each. In some individual cases, books may be priced higher. Weather permitting, clearance items sales take place in the FOL parking lot where visitors can purchase a bag of books (special bags are provided in the parking lot) at $2.00 per bag. 

The spokesperson for the Friends of the Library suggests that “Winter is a good time to consider learning a new language and in our Bookstore, visitors will find language learning instruction books as well as dictionaries in Dutch, Welsh, German, French, Finnish, Italian, Chinese, and Arabic. Elsewhere on the shelves are novels and other literature written in French, German, and Spanish, including children’s books in French.” She added, “We have Anime books and our Collectibles Section includes signed classics in pristine condition and other volumes from past decades such as an Ogden Nash set and a collection of the Bobbsey Twins adventures. Works signed by local and New Mexico authors are available and “boxes” of vintage mining and geology books are available for perusing and purchase.”

Friends of the Library Volunteers have sorted and shelved thousands of books. More than 40 popular authors are highlighted in a separate display inside the Store, alongside the shelves that are stocked with over 30 different categories of fiction and non-fiction literature, some in languages other than English. The Bookstore offers separate sections for large print books; it features a selection of books for education and home schooling and an entire room is dedicated to books for children and youth, of all ages. CDs, DVDs, and vintage record albums as well as Audio Books are in stock.

At each book sale, new surprises appear in the Curiosities and Collectables display.

The Friends of the Library accepts donations of books from the public and uses these donations to raise funds to support the Silver City Library’s programs and activities.

Mark your calendars for the 2019 Friends of the Library book sales on the 2nd Saturday of each odd numbered month, beginning January 12, 2019.

And remember, you don’t have to be a member of FOL to purchase any of our books.