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Visit our LOBBY BOOK SALE inside the Sunnyvale Library for great buys on LIKE NEW books for all ages.

Books are available for purchase EVERY DAY, whenever the library is open, not just on special sale days
Most books are GIFT QUALITY
Most prices are a small fraction of the original cover price
The selection is refilled daily
All proceeds from our book sales go to library programs and collections - the Friends is an all-volunteer organization

Buy books at our special sales!

Our current sale schedule is below. All sales are at the Sunnyvale Library (665 W. Olive, Sunnyvale, California 94086).

Our book sale policies, procedures, and general info are at the bottom of this page.

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2013 Book Sale Calendar

Note that all Sunday sales this year are bag sales, where you purchase a large shopping bag from us for $5 and fill it with whatever books you like!

☉ Saturday, May 18: 10am to 4pm (members get in at 9am)
☉ Sunday, May 19: $5 bag sale, 1pm to 4pm

☉ Saturday, July 20: 10am to 4pm (members get in at 9am)
☉ Sunday, July 21: $5 bag sale, 1pm to 4pm

☉ Saturday, September 14: 10am to 4pm (members get in at 9am)
☉ Sunday, September 15: $5 bag sale, 1pm to 4pm

☉ Saturday, November 16: 10am to 4pm (members get in at 9am)
☉ Sunday, November 17: $5 bag sale, 1pm to 4pm

Previous sales

2013
2012
2011
2010

Book Sale Policies/Procedures:

You may go through the line as often as you like and may purchase up to 20 items each time.
No stacking or hoarding - please carry your purchases with you. Books left unattended will be returned to their sale categories.
Take your purchases to the 'tally table' where a volunteer will add them up, then take the 'tally slip' to the cashier table to pay.
During bag sales, books are not sold individually - you purchase a grocery bag from us, then fill it up with whatever you want!
Please remember that everyone working at the sale is a volunteer!

General Info About Our Book Sales:

Our inventory depends on donations, but we typically have a large selection of excellent books in all major categories - computer/technology, fiction, literature, children's books, health, history, art, reference, etc. Book dealers are welcome!

We always have DVDs and CDs; we always have hundreds of paperbacks and we usually have a very large foreign language selection.

Our sales take place inside the library Program Room. To get there, go to the right immediately after coming in the library entrance door.

Members of the Friends get into most Saturday sales at 9am, an hour before the sale officially begins (and an hour before the library actually opens). Membership is only $5 per year for individuals or $10/year for a family, and you can join on the spot at every sale to get in immediately!

The Friends of the Sunnyvale Library is a 100% volunteer organization. All proceeds from our sales benefit the Sunnyvale Library. Your purchases help pay for adult and children's programs and many library improvements that would not otherwise be able to be made.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE FRIENDS OF THE SUNNYVALE LIBRARY!