I've been not-so-patiently waiting for the annual Friends of the Library Sale since I arrived home for the summer. Most public libraries hold this type of sale at least once a year and I highly recommend going to them! Not only are the books priced from 25 cents to just a few dollars, but the proceeds go towards benefitting the library (so you can feel good about binging on books). I's a great way for library staff to clear out books that haven't been circulating, as well as encourage people to donate the books that they've already read or didn't like. I'll take any excuse to get an armload of books while contributing to the library's needs, so I was seriously counting down the minutes until the sale started. Below you'll find my picks:
{Recognize the author? She wrote The Secret Life of Bees and this year's The Invention of Wings}
{For research purposes, you know, just in case a certain someone makes a big announcement soon.}
{This has been on my to-read list for years. So excited that I found it for just a dollar!}
{This was a favorite of mine when I was younger, and from looking it up on Goodreads I just found out that it's the first in a series! Definitely going on my re-read list.}
{This has been on my Amazon wish list for months. So glad I waited to purchase it and instead found it at the sale!}
{One of the.best.books.ever. So fascinating, and one of the few nonfiction books that I'll always have on my favorites list.}
The books are often in new or almost-new condition, and this year I had really good luck in finding books that have been on my to-read list for a while now. For the record, although I came home with a massive pile (and I'm not joking when I say that my arms were sore the day after from carrying such a big stack), I did donate about three boxes of books to the sale to make room for the ones I knew I would inevitably buy. Although when is buying a one dollar book not justifiable? (Rhetorical question.)
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