Book Sales: 2023
Better Book Sale: Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Lower Level of the library. Find exceptional holiday gifts! Browse higher end books in excellent, like new condition. No registration required. Cash/check/credit accepted. $10 credit card minimum. Bring your own shopping bags.
Friends Antiquarian & Collectibles Book Sale: Saturday, December 2 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Multicultural Room, Lower Level. Shop an exclusive collection of collectible books including: classics, literature, graphic novels, art, foreign language, history, and more. Many items are valuable and older. Pricing varies and will be a fraction of the true value. All pricing is set and non-negotiable. All sales are final. No registration required. Cash/check/credit accepted. $10 credit card minimum. Bring your own shopping bags.
Save the Dates for the 2024 Book Sales!
Early Access: Wednesday, April 3
Open to the public: Thursday, April 4 – Sunday, April 7
Early Access: Wednesday, July 10
Open to the public: Thursday, July 11 – Saturday, July 13
Early Access: Wednesday, November 13
Open to the public: Thursday, November 14 – Sunday, November 17
Book Sale hours:
Friends Early Access Sale – Open to Members of the Friends ONLY
Wednesday: 3 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Friends memberships can be purchased in advance or at the Early Access Sale.
Book Sale – Open to the Public
Thursday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. (library open from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. ONLY for the Book Sale)
Friday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
*Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
*Sunday: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
*$5 Bag of Books Sales on Saturdays & Sundays (no Sunday sale in July)
Fill a bag for just $5! Larger bags priced accordingly.
General Book Sale Prices:
- Hardbacks – $2.00
- Paperbacks – $1.00
- Music and Audio Books – $2.00
- DVDs – $2.00
- Records – 2 for $1.00
Cash preferred, credit cards and checks accepted. $10 credit card minimum. You must bring your own bags for shopping. The library will not supply them. CHPL tote bags are available for $5 per bag. Have questions? Email Jennie Purcell at jpurcell@chplnj.org.
Committees of the Friends
Below are our Friends Committees and coordinators. If there is not an email address listed next to the committee name, volunteers are not needed by the committee at this time
Flea Market: Jennie Purcell
Donate Books
Donations of new or gently used books and other materials are accepted at our side entrance (closer to Friendship Grove). Donations can be dropped off Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please do not bring in materials through the Main Entrance. There is a cart with bins at the side entrance for your donations. If there is inclement weather, the cart will be inside. Please ring the doorbell to the left of the side entrance doors and a staff member or volunteer will accept your donations.
Items we DO accept:
- Books for all ages
- CDs
- DVDs
- Audio Books
- Vinyl
- Puzzles
We appreciate all donations. Donated books are either added to our library collections or sold at book sales. Book donations should be of good quality, clean, and without need for repair.
Items we DO NOT accept:
- Text books
- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias
- Outdated reference books
- Magazines
- Torn or destroyed items
- Books with water damage, mold, or mildew
Please drop off books in boxes, bins, or bags that do not need returning. Volunteers are not always in the building ready to sort books.
Receipts for donations are available; don’t forget to ask for one! Thank you for thinking of the Cherry Hill Public Library!