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Friends book sale opens Oct. 22, Wisconsin's largest used book sale
Posted 10/07/03
MADISON, Wis.-- The largest used book sale in Wisconsin will include more than 15,000 books covering almost any subject Oct. 22-25 at the university.
The semiannual fund-raiser is hosted by the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, who are among the major cosponsors of the Wisconsin Book Festival, Oct 22-26, in downtown Madison. The sale will be in 116 Memorial Library, 728 State St.
Primarily UW-Madison faculty, staff, students, and area residents donate the materials to the friends group. The public sale helps fund the annual lecture series, special purchases for the libraries' collections, preservation projects, and a visiting scholar support program.
Since 1997, the Friends also have awarded more than 130 grants totaling $131,000 to campus libraries. The grants are funded by the book sales.
Among the strong collections being offered are books covering history, women's studies, religion and philosophy, foreign languages, literature, and art.
A preview sale ($5 admission) will be 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22. The regular sale, open to the public at no charge, will be 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Oct. 24. On Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., patrons can bring a bag and fill it for $2 (or buy a bag for $1 at the sale).
For more information, visit the libraries' Book Sale Web page or contact the Friends, (608) 265-2505, friends@library.wisc.edu.
