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VCU Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale

A scene from the annual book sale.

Each fall, the VCU Friends of the Library stage a multi-day book sale. Proceeds help to fund VCU Libraries’ collections, programs and lectures. For details about the sale, about donating books or about becoming a Friends donor in time for the preview sale, contact Antonia FD Vassar at (804) 827-1165 or Gregory Kimbrell at (804) 828-0593.

VCU Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale
October 21-25, 2013

James Branch Cabell Library
Basement, Room B7
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284

Directions

2013 Book Sale Hours

  • Monday, October 21: Noon–8 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 22: 9 a.m.–8 p.m.
  • Wednesday, October 23: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
  • Thursday, October 24: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. **Special ½ price sale
  • Friday, October 25: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.**Special ½ price sale
  • Preview sale for VCU Friends of the Library donors: Monday, October 21: 9 a.m.–Noon

VCU Libraries Book Sale Policies

  • The preview sale is open only to current VCU Friends of the Library donors. Friends donations must be received by noon on Monday, October 14, 2013 in order to be processed in time for the preview sale. You must present your current Friends donor card for admission to the preview sale. Everyone at the preview sale must have his or her own donor card.
  • To enter the preview sale, you must line up in the designated area in the basement. You must be present in the line to hold your place and cannot use a box, coat or other object as a placeholder. At 9 a.m., a volunteer will begin checking VCU Friends of the Library membership cards and allowing entrance to the preview sale.
  • You may not use scanners and other hand-held devices to check the barcodes and values of donated materials during the preview sale.
  • You may not remove books from the sale shelves and put them aside to sort through them. This practice is unfair to other guests. If you form a pile of books, fill a box with books, cover books with a blanket, or in some other way stake claim to items in a way that discourages other shoppers from looking through books, we will consider the books yours and expect you to pay for them.
  • You may not block the aisles with piles of books, boxes, blankets, etc.
  • You may not remove books from the sale area until they have been purchased.
  • We will have reusable VCU Libraries tote bags for sale at the pay window, but if you would prefer to keep your purchases in boxes, please bring your own.
  • Payment can be made by credit card, cash, RamBucks or a personal check. For personal checks, you will need to show a photo ID.
  • Because of limited staffing, we cannot help you load books into your vehicle, nor can we loan carts.
  • The loading dock behind the library is a private, ticketed area and cannot be used for loading books into your vehicle.
  • Library computers are for use by VCU students, faculty and staff.