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Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries Semiannual Book Sale: March 23–26
MADISON, Wis. – The largest used book sale in Wisconsin will be held Wednesday, March 23 through Saturday, March 26, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Memorial Library in room 116. The sale includes more than 15,000 books covering a wide range of subjects.
The semiannual sale, organized by the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library, helps to support the Friends and the Libraries. Among other things, the sales help fund an annual lecture series and other special events, special purchases for the library collections, preservation of special materials, and grants for a visiting scholar support program.
Nearly 60 volunteers coordinate the event that draws students, faculty and visitors from around the Midwest. Books for the sale are donated primarily by University of Wisconsin faculty, staff, students, and Madison-area residents.
Donations for upcoming sales are accepted on a continual basis. For details on how to give materials to the book sale, read the section on donations.
The sale is free (except the preview sale) and open to the public.
Preview sales are held on the Wednesday before a scheduled sale, and require a $5 admission fee. Regular sales have no admission fee and run Thursday through Saturday, with the Saturday sale offering books at $3 per bag (bring your own bag).
Spring 2011 Book Sale Hours
Preview Sale ($5 entry)
Wednesday, March 23, 5 p.m.–9 p.m.
Regular Sale (No entry fee)
Thursday, March 24, 10:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
Friday, March 25, 10:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
$3-a-Bag Sale (Bring Your Own Bag)
Saturday, March 26, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
(1:05–2 p.m.: remaining books are free)
To donate materials:
All sales are held in 116 Memorial Library.
The Friends are calling for book, CD and LP record donations, which are tax deductible.
Donate books by simply leaving them in the "Open Return" book drops at most campus libraries.
Materials also may be dropped off at the Lake Street dock of Memorial Library weekdays, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
They will be added to campus library collections or sold through the Friends book sale to benefit the libraries.
To arrange for a book pickup or for more information, contact the Friends via e-mail or phone at (608) 265-2505.
All gifts of materials support the mission of libraries and are greatly appreciated. Thousands of titles new to the collections, and within the libraries' collecting scope, are added through gifts annually.
