Semi-Monthly Book Sales!
The 6th Ave library building lobby will be open for our semi-monthly book sale each 1st and 3rd Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Please enter from the 5th Avenue doors.
Please wear a mask if you have not been vaccinated to keep our volunteers and other shoppers safe.
Cash and checks accepted; sorry, no credit or debit cards!
Hardcover books $2, paperback books $1, children's books $0.25.
See you at the sales!
Donations of gently used books are accepted during the sales -- please no more than two boxes. At this time, we are not able to accept large donations due to a lack of storage space with the closing of the 6th Avenue library building.
How Can I Donate Materials to the Friends?
The Friends of the Marion Library gratefully accept donations of your gently used books, magazines, CDs, and DVDs to be sold at semi-monthly book sales at 1095 6th Ave.
Donations are accepted ONLY during our semi-monthly sales, and we cannot accept more than two boxes at a time. For larger donations, please contact Lindsey at FriendsBookDonations@marionpubliclibrary.org. We cannot pick up book donations.
All proceeds from sales support the Marion Public Library!
We accept:
Fiction – paperback and hardcover
Nonfiction – paperback and hardcover
Children’s books
DVDs and CDs
Books on CD
We are not currently accepting magazines
We cannot accept:
Audiocassettes or VHS
Textbooks
Encyclopedia sets older than 10 years
Outdated Computer books or software
Record albums
Catalogs
Professional journals
Odds and ends – including calendars, personal journals, outdated medical and financial resources
Please use your best judgement about donating things that are not in good condition. If you would not purchase it, it's likely no one else will either, and we will have to recycle your donation. Save our volunteers that extra work and recycle rather than donating outdated items and things in poor condition. A receipt for your donation is available upon request; donations are tax-deductible.
Thank you for supporting your local library!
Support Us When You Shop at Amazon
Do your Amazon shopping through the Friends of the Marion Library Smile link, and Amazon will donate a percentage of your sale to our Friends group! It costs you nothing to choose a charity. Select Friends of the Marion Carnegie Library, click on the image at the left, or click on the link provided here.