It’s a little like Christmas in July for book lovers – a book sale where you name your own price. The Rock Island Public Library’s two-day book sale extends from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27, in the Community Room of the Rock Island Downtown Library at 401 19th St.
Customers pay by voluntary donation, unless items are otherwise marked and are encouraged to fill a box, bag or two, and stock up. The sale offers a wide array of “pay what you want” books for every age and taste from fiction to nonfiction, children to teen titles, cookbooks to magazines, DVDs and audiobooks. A special pricing table also includes vintage books, DVDs, and collectible comics.
This is the third of the library’s four quarterly sales for the year. The final sale for 2024 will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Downtown Library.
The Rock Island Public Library Foundation PALS volunteers run the sale, with proceeds benefiting special library programs and services. PALS is short for “People Advocating for Library Services.” In addition to fundraising projects, PALS volunteers may help with beautification, library advocacy, and programming support tasks at library’s locations.
For information about PALS membership, visit the library website under “donate” or “volunteer,” or contact the Rock Island Library Foundation at [email protected].
For more information about other library events, check the Rock Island Library calendar at www.rockislandlibrary.org, call (309) 732-7323 (READ,) or follow the library’s social media pages.
