Friends of UW-Madison libraries to host used book sale

More than 15,000 books will go on sale during Wisconsin’s largest used book sale Wednesday-Saturday, March 2-5, in 116 Memorial Library, 728 State St. The sale, sponsored by the Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, is the 19th of its kind and draws visitors from throughout the Midwest.

Books for the sale are donated primarily by faculty, staff, students and Madison-area residents.

Among the subjects covered are American studies, fiction, foreign languages, cooking, physical and biological sciences, political science, law, fine arts, reference, business, social sciences, philosophy, women’s studies and history.

Special collections on sale include urban planning, children’s books, Asian languages and modern religious studies.

The sales help fund an annual lecture series, special purchases for the library collections and a visiting scholar support program.

Sales are open to the public. Hours are:

• Preview Sale ($5 admission): Wednesday, March 2, 5-9 p.m.
• Regular Sale (no admission fee): Thursday, March 3, and Friday, March 4, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
• $2-a-Bag-Sale: Saturday, March 5, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors can bring a bag and fill it for $2 (or buy a bag for $1 at the sale).

For more information, visit the libraries’ Book Sale Web page or contact the Friends, (608) 265-2505, friends@library.wisc.edu.