Friends of the Library seek donations and volunteers for spring book sale
The Friends of the Bluffton Public Library group is accepting donations for a spring book sale to be held from April 26 to April 30 at the public library, 145 S. Main St., Bluffton.
Hardbound and paperback books in good condition are being accepted for the sale, as well as original copies of audiovisual material (audio books on CD, compact disks and DVDs) that are in cases.
Children's materials in good condition are also welcome. Items that cannot be accepted include condensed books, textbooks, encyclopedia sets, medical and legal books more than three years old, items with extensive highlighting and/or underlining and musty or heavily-worn items.
Up to two boxes of material may be dropped off at the circulation desk during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Material donations should not be placed in the drop box or left outside the building.
Anyone interested in dropping off more than two boxes of materials at one time will need to contact the library in advance to coordinate the donation with a Friends volunteer.
For more information, please e-mail the Friends of the Library group at [email protected] or call 419-358-5016 to leave a message.
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