It’s time to make some room on your bookshelf. Volunteers are busy preparing for the popular Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library book sale this weekend.
The key details
The sale runs Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24. Doors are open 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The biggest change from previous years is the location. This is the first time the sale will take over the Pembina Curling Club (1341 Pembina Highway).
What’s for sale
The sale always includes a great collection of current, collectible, and vintage used books. There are many categories to choose from including: fiction, children’s fantasy, mystery, history, and more.
If you’re planning on stopping by the sale, there is no need to line up before opening on the first day. Volunteers are constantly bringing out new titles throughout the weekend.
What you should bring
We encourage you to bring your own bags for your books. There will be limited Winnipeg Public Library merchandise (including book bags) available for purchase.
Debit, Visa, MasterCard, and cash are accepted.
A big thank you to everyone involved
Around 2,000 people shopped the sale last year. Putting on an event of this scale is a lot of work.
“We are grateful to our many volunteers”, says Laurie Sodomlak, Volunteer Coordinator for the Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library. “The sale is run by 70-90 volunteers each year, which includes countless hours curating and preparing books for the sale beforehand”.
The annual book sale is the main fundraiser the Friends hold. Over $250,000 has been raised since it began in 2005.
Looking to donate books?
The success of the book sale depends on the many generous donors throughout the year. The Friends’ expert volunteers are busy packing and organizing hundreds of boxes of donated books for this year’s sale.
Donations are no longer being accepted at this time, so please do not bring boxes to the sale.
If you have books to donate, the Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library will post on its website when donations are accepted again.