Friends of Palo Alto Library Book Sale


Book Sale Info

Where:



Cubberley Community Center
4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
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Phone:
(650) 213-8755
Sale Size:
50,000
Methods of Payment:
Cash: Accepted   Credit: Credit Cards Not Accepted at book sale   Check: Checks Not Accepted at book sale  
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Description

We have over 50,000 wonderful used books, records, videos, magazines, and more at our monthly sale. These are mostly from donations from individuals, estates, and companies. We also sell items that the Palo Alto library has removed from their shelves to make room for new purchases.

Our Main Room is along the north driveway, adjacent to the Charleston Shopping Center (see map below). In this room, hardbound books start at $1 each and paperback books at 50 cents each. Please bring your large book donations to this room too.

Children's books are in room K6, where you'll find many under $1, including picture books, school age fiction, award winners and books for parents and teachers. On Saturday, you may purchase only 12 books at a time in this room while others are waiting to get into the room.

Bargain books are in room K7, where hardbound books are all $1, paperbacks are 50 cents each, and children's books are just 25 cents. On Sunday, prices in the bargain room are half-off, plus you can save even more by purchasing grocery bags from us for $5 each and then filling these with books. Please note that the Children's and Bargain rooms open one hour earlier than the Main room on Saturday.

You can purchase gift certificates at the sale in $5 denominations.

Some customers come very early on Saturday to ensure an early place in line. We hand out a maximum of two numbered tickets per person at the Main Room, beginning at 8 am on the Saturday of the sale. If you receive a ticket, the number on it reserves your corresponding place in the line, allowing you to go off and get coffee or to visit the Children's and Bargain Book rooms. Please be sure to return to the Main Room a few minutes before it opens to reclaim your spot in the line. If you don’t arrive in time to get a ticket, please just join the latter part of the line.

Because of our severe space limitations and compelling issues of health and safety, we will only allow 185 customers into the Main Room at a time. On Saturdays, customers will be originally admitted in the order of their numbered tickets that are given out from 8 to 11 am. Once inside, customers may take only 12 books off of shelves, after which they should purchase these and exit via the east door. They may then join at the end of any remaining line at the north door and reenter in that order. The limitation of 12 books at a time will continue past noon if a line remains outside.


The childrens room and Bargain room open at 10 on Saturdays while the Main room opens at 11.

A special $1 a book tent sale starts at 9 am (weather permiting)

Sale Dates

Jun
09
Saturday, June 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Jun
10
Sunday, June 10, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Jul
14
Saturday, July 14, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Jul
15
Sunday, July 15, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Aug
11
Saturday, August 11, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Aug
12
Sunday, August 12, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sep
08
Saturday, September 08, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sep
09
Sunday, September 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oct
13
Saturday, October 13, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oct
14
Sunday, October 14, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Nov
10
Saturday, November 10, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Nov
11
Sunday, November 11, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Dec
08
Saturday, December 08, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Dec
09
Sunday, December 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Jan
12
Saturday, January 12, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Jan
13
Sunday, January 13, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Feb
09
Saturday, February 09, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Feb
10
Sunday, February 10, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mar
09
Saturday, March 09, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mar
10
Sunday, March 10, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Apr
13
Saturday, April 13, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Apr
14
Sunday, April 14, 2013
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM