So I can grab it and email it to my calendar queue.

And to give you five months to get your act together to become a Friend of the Library, so you can go to the exclusive, early Wednesday sale where all the good stuff is at. Just don't be a jerk and buy up all the Popular Science and Omni magazines in bulk.

I stand corrected!! Like I said, I'm a supporter of the library and the book sales and all. But I'd hate to have this announcment sooooo far in advance that people forget. And frankly, it just seemed odd ...but hey thats me. @ FODPL, sorry if I offended.

On a related note - anyone have the address of some used book stores in the area, good ones that have a fairly large selection?  My favorite used book store, Books Revisited, is unfortunately in St. Cloud and while I would LOVE to take a day trip to stock up on some new reading material, my schedule isn't allowing it lately.  Any suggestions?

I remember seeing a few good books at Allouez Antiques a while ago. (If you're lucky, they might still have Dennis Anderson's and Burt Reynold's books.) Other antique stores have used books as well, as does Savers near K-Mart. I've seen some decent books at Savers and a friend of mine made a great score there.

None of these count as a large selection, though. Savers has several shelves, but it's still only a small part of the store.

 

Advance notice of the book sale is good for people who want to donate books—donatations are accepted through May 15th.

Lakewalk Bookshop is another used book store. It's at 1427 London Road, near Chester Creek Books. I'veonly stopped by once and it wasn't open yet, so I can't comment on the selection. It seems like it would be kind of small, as it shares the building with a hair salon, but it looks nice in the photos on its web page.

Another road trip destination is Stillwater, which is an official Booktown. It has half a million books for sale.

Thanks!  Because, you know, opening the phone book would have been too easy of an answer.  Plus I'd rather get input as to people's personal preferences.  Hope to make a day of book shopping this weekend!

I think one of the reasons for the early notice on this year's sale is the fact that this is the first year in who knows how long that the sale has been held in June instead of August.  Hopefully getting the word out early will help with a bit of damage control (I'm sure some people wouldn't be too happy if they missed it).