Friends of Beaufort Library hosting annual book sale in Waterfront Park
By Mike McCombs
The Island News
It sounds like there will be a lot to choose from this year at the annual Friends of the Beaufort Library Book Sale this weekend at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion.
“Our community has been very generous this year,” said Annette Jussaume, Chair of the Book Sale. “We have a lot of books at the sale this year compared to the last three years. … It’s the most we’ve had in four years.”
The sale will follow the same format it has in the past.
From 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, the sale will be open only for members of the Friends of the Beaufort Library. Those interested at this time are free to join.
The sale will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday; and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday.
Book prices have not changed, either. Hardbacks and audiobooks are $2 each, paperbacks are $1 each, and children’s books are two for $1. Specialty books are priced as marked.
Area Boy Scouts will provide security for the books overnight on Friday and Saturday, camping in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.
Over the past year, the Friends of the Beaufort Library has provided $65,000 in support of the northern Beaufort County libraries in numerous ways. The group has helped provide 979 programs for 12,513 attendees; provided $6,000 to support summer reading programs; volunteered at the daily summer lunch program; sponsored the Lucky Day collection, providing 3,346 checkouts and saving cardholders $100,380; and provided $15,000 to purchase 258 WonderBooks (Children’s and Early Readers books that feature audio as you read the page.)
Proceeds form the sale will go to the Friends of the Beaufort Library. Jussaume is confident the event will go well.
“We’re expecting a great turnout,” she said. “There’s no rain in the forecast. We’re expecting a great sale.”
Mike McCombs is the editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
