Sale offers 15,000 books

More than 15,000 books on almost any subject will be on sale in a fund-raiser for the Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries Oct. 17-20, in 116 Memorial Library.

The materials are donated primarily by UW faculty, staff, students and area residents. The public sale helps fund an annual lecture series, special purchases for the libraries’ collections, preservation projects, and a visiting scholar support program. In the past four years, nearly two dozen campus libraries received more than $100,000 through a grant program supported by the book sales.

Among the special collections being offered are books covering religion and philosophy, history, foreign languages, literature and art. A preview sale ($5 admission) will be held 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17. The regular free public sale will be 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Oct. 18-19.

On Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., visitors may bring a grocery bag and fill it for $2. For more information, call (608) 265-2505, Friends@library.wisc.edu.

You may donate unwanted books by simply leaving them in the “Open Return” book drops at most campus libraries. Materials also may be dropped off at the Lake Street dock of Memorial Library weekdays, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. They will be added to campus library collections or sold through the Friends book sale to benefit the libraries. To arrange for a book pick up, or for more information, contact the Friends, (608) 265-2505, Friends@library.wisc.edu.