By Mike McCombs
The Island News
It’s that special time of fall again. The Friends of the Beaufort Library 2023 Annual Book Sale is here.
The sale runs from Friday, Nov. 3 through Sunday, Nov. 5 and will be held at the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park Pavilion, rain or shine.
Throughout the weekend, hundreds of book lovers will make their way through the tables full of books looking for that book missing from their collection … or maybe just that boom that piques their interest.
“We are excited about this year’s sales. At our last box count, we had about 480 or more boxes, which is more than last year,” said Sara Tybaert, Co-Chair of the annual Friends of the Beaufort Library Book Sale. “Last year we did very well, and these funds allow us to support a variety of activities in the Beaufort libraries. With the Port Royal library coming, we hope the funds raised via the sale will help support this new library branch as well.”
The sale starts with early bird hours from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday for Friends of the Beaufort Library members only. Membership can be purchased at the door or online for $25 per household, $15 per military household.
The regular hours begin, from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. on Friday. The sale opens at 9 a.m. Saturday and runs until 6 p.m. Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The prices are affordable – $2 for hardbacks, $1 for paperbacks and $2 for audiobooks. Childrens books are two for $1. Rare finds and collectibles are priced as marked.
For more information, visit friendsofthebeaufortlibrary.com.
Mike McCombs is the Editor of The Island News and can be reached at TheIslandNews@gmail.com.
