At a time when a dollar doesn’t stretch very far, it is amazing what a person can get for a mere three bucks.
For just $3, shoppers will be able to fill a plastic bag with all the items it can hold at the Friends of the Holmes County Public Library’s annual book sale. The sale take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25-26 at the Central Library, 3102 Glen Drive, Millersburg. The sale will run 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
Members of the Friends of the Library will have the first opportunity to shop for books 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24. Friends memberships can be purchased during the sale for $15.
Anyone visiting the book sale will be eligible to enter a gift basket drawing sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The gift basket contains stationary, a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble and an assortment of new adult and children’s books.
In addition to books and library materials for adults, teens and children, this year’s sale will feature an assortment of literacy themed dolls, which will be offered through a silent bidding process.
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Doll sets include six characters from “Little House on the Prairie,” five characters from “The Wizard of Oz” and four characters from “Little Women.” Individual dolls include Little Red Riding Hood, Little Miss Muffet, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Little Bo Peep, Goldilocks, Rapunzel and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
The Friends of the Holmes County Public Library is a nonprofit group of volunteers, who fundraise to support programming and purchase of materials at the Holmes County Library. Other projects that have been funded in whole or in part by the Friends have included a book return, bookmobiles and a custom book case to feature new materials. New members are always welcome.
For questions about the book sale or joining the Friends of the Library, contact the Central Library at 330-674-5972.
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