Media-Upper Providence Library Book Sale
Fall 2012
Media Municipal Center,
4th & Jackson Sts., Media, PA
Community Hall filled with books, DVDs, CDs, videos, records, puzzles, books on tape, large print, children’s, specials, rare and collectibles. Stone Cottage: seven rooms filled with fiction and nonfiction (including American Civil War) hardbacks. For a complete list of categories, see below.
Saturday, October 20, and Sunday October 21, 2012: All hardbacks and trade soft cover: $2; paperbacks: $1; others: as marked.
Monday, October 22, 2012: All half price.
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm each day. Go Green. Bring bags.
Location: Media Municipal Center, bounded by Jackson & Monroe and Third Streets and Fourth and Jackson Sts. Media, PA 19063 (two blocks north of library). Free parking within Municipal Center or on street.
Organized by year-round volunteers, at Stone Cottage opposite police station, Media Municipal Center, Media, PA 19063. For information, e-mail: librarysalemupl@gmail.com.
To benefit: Media Upper Providence Free Library, Media, PA, www.mediauplibrary.org
STONE COTTAGE CATEGORIES (Hardbacks and trade soft cover):
First Floor:
Room 1: mysteries.
Room 2: popular fiction.
Room 3: history, political science, warfare, government, biography, true crime, true adventure, American Civil War, African-American culture, American Indian heritage.
Second Floor:
Room 5 contains books on cooking, crafts, animals, pets, environment, health/self-help, medicine, psychology, gender, home improvement, transportation, hobbies, collectors.
Room 6: business, finance, real estate, college, study guides, jobs, parenting
Room 7: math, science, photography, humor, trivia, foreign language.
Room 8: travel, poetry, literature, linguistics, writing, reference, religion, philosophy, mythology, parapsychology, spirituality, sociology, anthropology, archaeology.
Community Hall Categories: art and architecture, fitness, sports, gardening, holiday, large print, music, dance, film, radio, TV, celebrity, book sets, large print, audio books, children’s, special displays, rare and collectibles in all categories.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
When do we accept donations? Year round, 24/7, except month of sales (April & Oct.)
Where do we accept donations? On the porch of Stone Cottage opposite police station
What type of donations? We accept (clean and in good condition) hardbacks, trade soft cover, paperbacks, DVDs, books on tape, videos, records, puzzles. We regret we cannot accept Reader’s Digest books or magazines such as National Geographic because of lack of interest among our patrons.
Where does one obtain a receipt? Receipts are available from the Library or Stone Cottage.
Who benefits from the book sales? All proceeds are directly deposited to the bank account of Media-Upper Providence Free Library.
Who organizes the book sales? Community volunteers who work part time sorting books year round for the annual spring and fall sales. Book Sale Coordinator: Maura Curran, librarysaleMUPL@gmail.com
