It is time to clean out your bookshelves and share those books you enjoyed to make room for more. It is the annual used book sale sponsored by the Friends of Wake Forest Library.
The sale will be held Saturday, May 2, in the Ledford Center at 120 South Wingate Street on the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary campus. Everyone is invited to shop from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., but Friends members can begin shopping at 8 a.m. Memberships, as low as $5 for an individual, will be available at the door from 8 a.m. and throughout the day. Please no credit cards; cash or checks only for the sale and memberships.
The collection bins have been placed in 15 handy collection sites around town. Please donate recently published hardcover and paperback books in good condition as well as CDs and DVDs that are in playable and good condition are also welcome. The Friends cannot accept textbooks and magazines.
The 15 collection sites are:
- Walgreens on Rogers Road
- Town & Country Hardware in Gateway Commons
- Northern Wake Senior Center on East Holding Avenue
- The Wake Forest Weekly on East Owen Avenue
- NC General Store on South White Street
- Wake Forest Coffee Company on South White Street
- The Cotton Company on South White Street
- Wake Forest Farmers Market in Renaissance Plaza (Saturday mornings only)
- O2 Fitness on South Main Street
- Wake Tire and Service on South Main Street
- North Wake Mini Storage on Ligon Mill Road
- Flaherty Park Community Center
- State Employees Credit Union on Jenkins Road
- Lowe’s Foods on Capital Boulevard
- Rex Wellness Center in Wakefield )from March 11 to March 25 only)
The friends welcome volunteers to help with collecting, sorting and arranging the donations.
“The book sale has always been the Friends’ main fundraiser,” explained Friends’ President Kathleen Ross. “With the community’s support, the Friends have been able to augment the wonderful programs and assets of the Wake Forest Library by funding items from electronics to furniture.”
Please do not take your book donations to the Wake Forest Library. The staff cannot accept donations because of space and traffic considerations.
The Friends of the Wake Forest Library is an all-volunteer, non-profit group composed of local individuals who believe in, support, and champion the community library in the Town of Wake Forest. The Friends join with the library in supporting the mission of the Wake County Public Libraries, which is to promote the love of reading and to foster the pursuit of knowledge. The group raises funds to enhance the Wake Forest Library’s facility and program of service, promotes awareness within the community of the library’s services and programs, encourages gifts and contributions to the library, and advocates for the library.
For more information about volunteering for, donating to, or attending the annual used book sale, go to http://www.friendswakeforestlibrary.org or email info@friendswakeforestlibrary.org
