Since I started working at Newport Library ...... years ago (sorry about the computer glitch), I probably haven’t purchased more than a dozen books. Who needs to when I can get just about any book I want right here at the library, either locally or through Interlibrary Loan?
But sometimes as I’m walking by our Newport Library Foundation book sale (on the main floor next to the public internet computers), I may spy something amazing, like a pristine copy of number 12 in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian and I have to have it. And as most hardcovers sell for $2.00 and most paperbacks are $1.00 or less, I can even pick up that slightly used edition of the Audubon Guide to Western Birds and not bust my budget. The sale is restocked weekly (usually on Thursday) by library volunteers, so stop by regularly to see the latest on offer.
The library’s book sale is the perfect place to shop for birthday or holiday gifts, round out a collection, or perhaps stumble upon that long out-of-print but reasonably priced book you’ve always wanted. And you can feel good knowing that your purchases help fund materials and programming at your community library.
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