The Sale
Getting into the Sale: If you wish to get in early on any particular Sale day, we suggest you line up early in the morning of that day. First come, first served.
Bags & Boxes: Please bring your own reusable bags or boxes or bins. We do offer boxes, but may run out toward the end of the Sale! We'll have some reusable bags for purchase, but these, too, may be gone by late in the Sale.
Our Spring Sale is
May 1-3, 8-10, & 15-18
Hours: 10am-8pm
Senior Day, May 12
Hours: 10am-3pm
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.
Available 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 each Pre-Sale.
Member-only
Pre-Sale
Book enthusiasts 60 & over and those with disabilities that make shopping difficult can shop on "Senior Day" which is on Wednesday, May 12, 10:00am - 3:00pm. Your helper must stay with you and cannot shop separately.
Senior
Day
There will be no Student Night during the Spring Sale.
Student
Night
Student
Night
Dime
Day
On the last Monday of the Spring Sale, May 17, 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, May 18.
On the Wednesday after the Sale, we welcome the following individuals or groups from Tompkins County to select items for free for their school or organization: teachers; home school teachers; and churches, community, and other not-for-profit organizations. Please bring proof of your affiliation with a local not-for-profit organization or a teacher ID.
Not-For-Profit
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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 a link to the PDF.
The Sale
Sale
Prices
As the sale progresses, the prices on our main-floor items will drop (shown below). For Collector's Corner price schedule and The List, click here.
If you cannot see the price chart below,
