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Fall Sale dates:
October 11-13, 18-20*, & 25-28
*Wednesday, Oct 22
Senior/People with Disabilities
10am-4pm
Student Night
4-8pm
Getting into the Sale: If you wish to avoid a long line on any particular Sale day, we suggest you line up early in the morning of that day or come later in the afternoon when the line tends to be shorter.
Bringing bags & boxes: Please bring your own reusable bags, boxes or bins. We offer bags & boxes, but they may run out later in the Sale!

Our Fall Sale is October 11-13, 18-20*, & 25-28
October 11 - 8am-8pm
All other days - 10am-8pm
*Wednesday, October 22
10am-4pm: Seniors and People With Disabilities Day
4pm-8pm: Student Night

Special Sale Days
We have several special sale days which are described below (hover over each of them for more details). If any of them apply to or interest you, make sure to check those days on the Sale Calendar that follows.


Member-only
Pre-Sale
For those who join the Friends of Tompkins County Public Library at the Book Collector $100-level or above. You must join in advance. Click HERE to make your membership gift. These memberships cannot be shared. You may purchase a total of twenty-five (25) items from the main floor and seven (7) items from Collector’s Corner at the Member
Pre-Sale.
The Fall Member Pre-Sale is 5-7pm on Tuesday, October 7.
Seniors &
People with Disabilities
Day
Book enthusiasts 60 & over and people with disabilities
can shop on "Seniors & People with Disabilities Day."
Your helper should stay with you to help you shop.
The next Seniors & People with Disabilities Day is Wednesday, October 22, 10am-4pm.
Student
Night
Student
Night
Student Night will be held on Wednesday,
October 22, 4 - 8pm.
Students must be 16 years (or older) & show a current student ID.
Dime
Day
On the last Monday of each Sale, every item on the main floor is just a dime! That's just 10¢.
Bag
Day
Buy all the books that fit in a standard, reusable grocery bag for only $1 on Bag Day, the last Tuesday of each Sale.
Not-For-Profit
Day
On Wednesday, October 29, 2-6pm, the following groups and individuals can select items for their school or organization, free of charge: teachers, home school teachers, student teachers, clergy, & other not-for-profit organizations. Please bring proof of your affiliation with a local not-for-profit organization or a teacher ID.

The Sale
Dates and Times

The
Cale

Sale
ndar
Floor Map
Our floorplan often changes between sales. Be sure to consult the current map when you shop.
If you cannot see the map below, click here for the PDF.
The Sale

Floor Map
Prices

Sale
Prices
As the sale progresses, the prices on our main-floor items will drop (shown below). Click here, if you cannot see the price list below.

Scenes From The Sale
Scenes
From
THE
Sale
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