MADISON – The Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library semiannual used book sale will be held for the 23rd time Wednesday-Saturday, March 21-24, at Memorial Library, 728 State St.
Most of the materials for Wisconsin’s largest used book sale, which features more than 15,000 books on nearly any subject, are donated primarily by UW-Madison faculty, staff, students and area residents. Proceeds from the sale support various activities, such as an annual lecture series, grants to campus libraries for acquisitions, preservation and conservation, and grants-in-aid for visiting scholars who come to campus libraries to pursue humanities-related research from around the world.
This spring’s sale will offer special collections of books in literary criticism, history of science and philosophy, theater and drama, South Asian studies and the UW Press. The sale will be in 116 Memorial Library.
A preview sale ($5 admission) will be held from 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21. The regular sale, open to the public at no charge, will be held from 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23. From 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, patrons can bring a bag and fill it for $3.
Individuals may make tax-deductible donations of books, CDs, LP records and videos any time during the year by simply leaving them in the “Open Return” book drops at most campus libraries. Materials also may be dropped off at the Lake Street dock of Memorial Library from 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays.
For more information, contact the Friends at (608) 265-2505 or e-mail friends@library.wisc.edu.
