Do you love books? Do love saving money on books and want to help your community library? If you answered yes to either of those, Folsom has just the event for you next week. Friday Sept. 6 through Sunday Sept. 8 is the Friends of The Folsom Library Annual Fall Book Sale at the Folsom Public Library.
This event begins Friday afternoon, Sept. 6 for early birds that want to peruse the largest selection of books for sale before the weekend rush. Friday’s early sale takes place and there is an extra perk for Friends of the Folsom Library members. Friday’s hours will be from 4-7 p.m. in the main meeting room of the Folsom Public Library at 411 Stafford Street in Folsom. Friday’s early access does have an admission of $5, the price to become a member of the Friends of Folsom Library and support their efforts.
The added perk for Friends of the Folsom Library members is there will be a one-hour pre-entry period on Friday for members only prior to the regular hours, which is a great deal work the price of a membership if you are wanting the best selection. If you are not yet a member, visit the Friends website at www.foflib.org. You can also purchase membership at the book sale.
Saturday and Sunday admission to the sale is free of charge. Saturday the hours are 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.. and all books are regular price, which is $2 for most books and .50 for children’s books. On Sunday the sale hours are 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. no admission and the cost of books gets even better, just $5 for a standard size grocery bag filled with books of your choice.
It should be noted that the best selection of books will be on Friday afternoon, prior to free admission access taking place the two following days for those that want to have the best offerings to choose from.
The Friends of the Folsom Library has one purpose, to advocate for and support the Folsom Public Library. The time volunteered and the money raised by the organization helps support literacy, culture and education for the Folsom community and makes many local programs possible.
Here are a few contributions they have provided to the Folsom Public Library:
- New computers for adult and children’s areas
- The Summer Reading Program, which keeps kids reading while school is out
- Furniture for the Teen Room and the Large-Print Reading Area
- Author visits
- First Friday presentations
- Brainfuse homework assistance
- English as a second language materials
- Global language materials
- The library’s self-checkout and security systems
- After-school homework help
- Special programming for children and teens
To learn more about Friends of the Folsom Library, visit their website at www.foflib.org. The Folsom Public Library is located at 411 Stafford Street in Folsom.For more information on this weekend’s sale or Friends of the Folsom Library, visit www.foflib.org.
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