The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will host its Big Book Sale Friday through Sunday at the Benton County Event Center and Fairgrounds, the organization announced.
The sale will be open to the general public from 6-8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. On the first day, the event is open to members only from 3-6 p.m.
The sale will take place in the Solar Building. Those attending should enter the fairgrounds from Reservoir Road and enter on the west end of the building.
Sales benefit activities at all library locations — Alsea, Corvallis, Monroe and Philomath — as well as the bookmobile.
“Two new subject categories will be featured at this year’s Big Book Sale,” organizers said through a press release. “A special selection of Oregon authors including works by local authors has been added and there will be a STEM section where children will enjoy discovering hundreds of books about science, technology, engineering and math.”
The new categories will be offered in addition to the typical array of books as chosen by the organization’s volunteers. Thousands of fiction and nonfiction books for all ages will be on the tables along with audio books, CDs, DVDs and vinyl records.
Prices on Friday will be $3-4 for adult books and $1-2 for children’s books. On Saturday, prices will be lower and on Sunday, no book will be priced more than $1 and there will be bulk sales at $10 for a medium box.
Purchases may be made using cash, check, Venmo and most credit cards (3% fee per transaction).
For those interested in a Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library membership, those can be purchased at the sale’s entrance or online at the organization’s website.
Friends of the Library is always on the lookout for more volunteers to help at the book sale. For anyone interested, inquire via email at FOLCorvallis.Volunteer@gmail.com.