Call for donations to Friends book sale

The Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries are calling for donations of books, CDs and records for their semiannual book sale, to be held Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 12-15.

Donations are tax-deductible and will be reviewed by library staff for possible additions to the library collections before distribution in the book sale.

At each book sale, the Friends offer approximately 15,000 books on a variety of topics. Proceeds from the sale help support the Friends’ annual lecture series, special purchases for the library collections, a visiting scholar program, various publications and grants to campus libraries.

The sale, which draws visitors from around the Midwest, will be held in 116 Memorial Library and is open to the public. A preview sale with a $5 admission fee will be held from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12. The regular sale with no admission fee will be held 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13-14; and 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15. The Saturday sale will be a $2-a-bag sale, “bring your own bag.”

Donated books can be left in “Open Return” book drops at most campus libraries or may be dropped off at the Lake Street dock of Memorial Library weekdays, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. To arrange for pick-up, contact the Friends at friends@library.wisc.edu or call 265-2505.