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WE ARE HAVING A BOOKSALE*!

July 24, 2020

 Thursday, July 30 – Friday July 31 – Saturday August 1
Thursday, August 6 – Friday, August 7 – Saturday, August 8
10:30am – 12noon each day
The first weekend was hugely successful! Thank you to everyone who bought books and for your patience as we figured the logistics!

Did we get your attention?  That’s right, although we have been unable to hold our first two book sales this year and it appears that the September book sale is going to be another casualty of the COVID pandemic, we are going to hold our First Ever Friends of the Napa Library Back Door – By the Box Book Sale*. As you are all probably aware, all proceeds from our quarterly book sales fund many programs at the Napa County Library.  Current programs we have or are funding can be found on our About Us Page.  So, without our sales, many programs at the library will be cut back or eliminated.
What is a  Back Door – By the Box Book Sale?  Because the public has been very generous with book donations over the last 4 months, we have a lot of books to sell.  But because we can’t facilitate customers shopping as you would normally would, we are trying something new..a Back Door – By the Box Book Sale to get books into our customer’s hands where they can be enjoyed instead of sitting in boxes stacked to the ceiling.

So, here’s how it works…

We have pre-boxed books in the categories listed below. You come to the back corner of the library (where you drop off donated books) – 5th Street between Coombs and Main. You tell us what category(s) you want. We get the box for you and put it in your car if needed. You pay us (we take cash, checks and credit cards). And you take the books home.  It’s that simple….

Categories/Pricing

The following are one (1) box for $10 or three (3) boxes for $25
Biography, Business/Economics, Cookbooks, Education, Foreign Language, Gardening, Health/Medical, History, Home Crafts/How To, Large Print, Law/Politics, Literature, Reference, Relationship/Self Help, Religion, Romance Paperbacks, Science Fiction, Travel, Westerns, Wine and Unsorted (Surprise!).

Other Pricing

Children’s Grades 6-12 or Children’s Up to 5 th Grade – 3 Boxes for $10
Fiction (hardcover, Trade Paperback and Mass Market) – 2 Boxes for $10
CD’s– 2 boxes for $10, DVD’s – 1 box for $10.

Fine Print

  • Boxes are sold as-is. Please do not open and/or sort through them on the premises.
  • Some categories may not be available from time to time. We continue to sort and pack boxes.
  • We ask that you return the empty boxes when you get a chance, so we don’t have to spend funds on new ones.
  • Practice safety – wear a mask, practice social distancing and watch your step. Our back door is also the delivery area for the library. If the rear parking lot is full just drive around the block and give us a chance to get caught up. Please be careful and follow any instructions from the volunteer.
  • The books have been in our possession for a minimum of 72 hours and most much longer. When we take in donated books, we quarantine them for 72 hours before we sort and pack them.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!


 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

2025 SALE DATES
Saturday, August 16 – Sunday, August 24 Saturday, Dec 6 – Sunday, Dec 14

Mark your calendars!

Watch this site for more information!

REMINDER
During our regular book sales, the first Saturday is Members Day. Only Friends of the Library Members may shop on the first day of the sales. If you are interested in joining, click here to visit our Membership page. You may also join at the Membership table at the sale on the first day.

LOBBY BOOK SALES
When the Napa County Library is open for business, please don’t forget to visit our Lobby Book Sale.  From donations, we select some of the best books, CDs and DVDs to sell in the Lobby at the Library. Sales are on the honor system. You can pay in exact cash or by check. UPDATE: we now take Venmo and PayPal for those of you with their apps on your smartphone.
Take a look next time you are at the library and see what treasures you will discover!

BOOK DONATIONS

Did you know that ALL OF THE BOOKS, CDs, DVDs and RECORDED BOOKS come from donations? While some of the donations come from the library as they cycle media out of their inventory, most of the items we sell come from donations by the public. Without donations, we cannot fund various programs at the library.
Please visit our Donations Page for more information on how to make a Book/CD/DVD donation.

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Friends of the Napa City County Library Inc.
a 501(c)(3) corporation
580 Coombs Street  Napa, CA  94559
(707) 253-4614
info@folnapa.org
EIN: 23-7367635

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