Book Sales
Public Book Sales
The Friends hold two Public Book Sales each year. These sales are traditionally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday of the 1st weekend in May and in November!
- We sell books, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and games.
- Our non-fiction shelves are organized by category.
- Our fiction shelves are sorted by the first letter of the author’s last name.
- Most items are priced between $0.50 and $2.00, with specially priced items usually under $10.00.
Save the dates and click below for more details!
Spring Book Sale: May 2-3, 2026
Fall Book Sale: November 7-8, 2026
The Friends Book Room
- The Friends Book Room is located on the Library’s main floor to the left of the circulation desk.
- The Book Room is open for shopping all year long during regular Library hours.
- Volunteers re-stock the shelves frequently.
- Prices are as marked, starting at $0.50.
Online eBay Sales
Looking for vintage books, art books, scholarly works and special interest books?
Friends’ volunteers work year-round to research and list the most valuable items that come to us as donations. Purchases of books from our eBay Store will directly benefit Friends.
Check out our inventory and competitive prices at "Baybooks53217FWFBL"
The History of “Baybooks53217FWFBL”
- The Friends’ online sales adventure began around 2006, by selling a small number of valuable books on eBay.
- By 2013, “Electronic Book Sales” became its own Friends committee with a volunteer team dedicated to scouting, researching and listing the most valuable donations on eBay.
- The graph below shows how this operation has grown, especially during the COVID years when the library was closed to in-person use, and Friends had to cancel two of our community book sales.
- As of February 2026. BayBooks53217FWFBL is a ‘Top Rated’ eBay seller with over 99% positive feedback, more than 17,000 items sold, and 500 plus followers.
Graphic from the 2025 Fall-Winter Newsletter article
