People can restock their bookshelves and prepare for summer reading at the Stowe Free Library’s annual book sale, sponsored by the Friends of Stowe Free Library.
The sale begins on Tuesday, July 7, at 9 a.m. and will continue daily, dawn to dusk, until Sunday, July 26, on the porch and gazebo at the library building at 90 Pond St.
The Friends report donations this year are of better quality than in the past, including art and antiques books. Of special interest are UVM yearbooks from 1892, 1897, 1899, 1900 and 1923, and the “all Vermont” section, which usually sells out quickly.
The sale will split books into 25 genres, include history, travel, cooking, biography, and gardening. Also available are collectibles, coffee-table items, music CDs, audio books and DVDs.
The sale features a separate display area during the opening days for children’s books, board books and young adult novels. Children’s books will be priced by the grocery-sized bag so all children who attend the sale can have new books for summer reading. A few cartons of free books will be available while supplies last.
Book donations are no longer being accepted for this year’s sale due to space limitations and the time needed for sorting and processing. Donations will be accepted again in late August.
All proceeds benefit the Friends of Stowe Free Library, a nonprofit organization supporting library needs and programs, including the speaker series “In Our Own Backyard” and museum passes offering free or discounted admission to several area museums and historic sites.
Information: stowelibrary.org, 253-6145.
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