Friends of the Library Lubbock celebrates 50 years of service to the community by reinstating some older traditions.
Since acquiring non-profit status in 1967, May sales, with ½ price Sunday shopping and a Monday night bag sale have been held at various times.
So we are doing it again:
Friday, May 5, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Members Only
Saturday, May 6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Open to the Public
Sunday, May 7, 1-4 p.m., Half Price sale on regular books*
Monday, May 8, 3-7p.m., Fill a paper grocery sack for $5.*
*(does not include Best or Better Books)
Books, DVD’s, CD’s, VHS tapes & LP records are available in every category. Magazines, puzzles, computer software and manuals are also available.
Traditional areas of fiction, children’s, educational materials, history, religion, cookbooks, comics, hobbies and games, arts and sciences have all been restocked.
The organization has grown since holding sales in warehouses and grocery stores.
New technology such as computers, scanners, and the ability to accept credit cards as well as cash and checks has enhanced sales.
The Online sales team sells at AbeBooks.com, Half.com and Ebay.com.
Our Saturday Bookstore features a small area of Better Books open to members only.
Friends of the Library (FOL) is a non-profit organization supporting, promoting and benefiting the Lubbock Public Library system and the Lubbock area community.
It was incorporated in 1967 and held the first book sale in 1968.
Books are also sold online at AbeBooks.com, Half.com, and Ebay.com.
A Saturday Bookstore is open from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. For members only, it is a corner of the basement featuring better books in most categories.
Surplus books are donated to various non-profit organizations.
The work is staffed entirely by over 75 active volunteers.
Donations are collected in storage bins at 82nd St & Frankford and 5520 19th Street anytime and inside each of the libraries during regular business hours.
(News release from the Friends of the Library)
