The Friends of the Lorain Library Inc. will host a sale later this month at the Main Branch Library, 351 W. Sixth St. in downtown Lorain, according to a news release.
While most of their sales are comprised mainly of books culled from the library’s collection and donated by patrons, this sale is special.
“We will of course have lots of great books for sale, but this time we will also have lots of 45s,” said Jay Metzger, Friends member and book sale coordinator, in the release. “A gentleman came in with boxes and boxes of old single records.”
The records will be available for 25 cents each.
The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sept. 15 and 16 and 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 18-21.
Sept. 20 is Nickel Day and Sept. 21 is Penny Day, according to the release.
The Friends-only Preview is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14.
New members may join and current members may renew their membership that evening, according to the release.
Due to a lack of storage prior to this sale, the Friends ask that patrons hold on to any additional donations until October.
“We are just overwhelmed with the generosity of the community,” Metzger said. “Literally overwhelmed — our storage room cannot hold any more.
In October, the group will again accept gently used fiction and nonfiction hardcover and paperback books, DVDs in their original case, music CDs in a plastic sleeve or plastic case, puzzles or games that are not missing any pieces, and if less than two years old, computer books, test prep books, health or medical books and travel, the release said.
The final sale of the year will be the annual Book Sale and Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Nov. 24 and 25, in the Toni Morrison Room at the Main Library.
