Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale is April 27-May 1, Springfield, MO

Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale is April 27-May 1, Springfield, MO

Summer reading is just ahead, so make space on your bookshelves for new arrivals – all the treasures you’ll find at the Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale in Springfield, Mo.

The sale features new and used hardback and paperback books, CDs, movies, vinyl records, audiobooks and games and puzzles – and now, artwork. Adult, young adult, and children’s books and most audiovisuals are $1 or less; better books are priced at $2 and up.

The sale is Wednesday, April 27, through Sunday, May 1, at the E*Plex, Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3001 N. Grant Ave.

Hours are Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, Half-Price Day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday, Bag Day, 1-5 p.m., when everything you can jam in a sack is only $1, or $5 from better books. The Friends accept cash or check only, and parking is free.

Get in on the bargains early! The Friends Night Preview Sale is Tuesday, April 26, 5-8 p.m. Friends members are admitted free, or pay $5 at the door to shop and turn that into a Friends membership at no extra cost.

For more sale information, call 417-872-8699, or email [email protected].

Here are some of the more unique collections at this sale:

• There’s a new category on “Homesteading/Farming” in the Reference section, hopping on the popularity of backyard farming and self-sufficiency.
• Cookbooks are now categorized for easy searching, including celebrity chefs, vegetarians, and cookbooks for kids. The Fragile/Collectible section is a collection of cookbooks from 1930 to the 1950s.
• There is a large collection of art prints and pictures, some framed and/or matted.
• The sale includes a huge bookmark collection and hundreds of eclectic books including collectible literature, poetry, and general fiction donated by the late, long-term Drury University librarian Judith Armstrong.
• In honor of National Poetry Month, the Friends note they have a large collection in the Poetry section.
• There’s an unusually large collection in Better Books-Science Fiction, including the ever-popular Stephen King.
• The Friends encourage shoppers to come early in the week, as popular authors such as Stephen King, Agatha Christie, and C. J. Box sell out early, as does the Bestseller category in Better Books-Fiction.