A one-day book sale: September 11, 2021

 

On Saturday September 11th the Friends will hold another outdoor pop-up book sale. We’ll be featuring nonfiction, classics, and old books at this sale. Come visit us and restock your book shelves at really great prices. We’ll have a bag sale during the last hour of the sale — $5 for a bag of books.

Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Location: Tualatin Library Plaza, 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave, Tualatin, Oregon

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A pop-up book sale: July 17, 2021

On Saturday July 17th the Friends will re-open our book sales with an outdoor pop-up sale. We are soooooo excited! We’ll be offering adult and kid fiction only at this sale. Come visit us and restock your book supply at really great prices.

Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Time: 10 am – 4 pm
Location: Tualatin Library Plaza, 18878 SW Martinazzi Ave, Tualatin, Oregon

At this writing, the weather guessers are predicting temperatures ranging from 65 to 81 degrees during the sale hours. Perfect for an outdoor sale!

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AN UPDATE ON 11/13/2020…
THE FALL BAG O’BOOKS SALE HAS COME TO AN END. THANK YOU…
…TO ALL OF THE TUALATIN LIBRARY SUPPORTERS WHO BOUGHT BAGS OF BOOKS AND DVDs. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.
…AND TO OUR VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.

Our normal bookselling operations are still closed, but the Friends are introducing another way to buy used books and DVDs. You can now order DVDs and books by the bag and pick them up at the library on Wednesdays from 10-11am or Saturdays from 10am-12pm outside the Community Room doors on the plaza.

Each bag holds an assortment of books or DVDs in a particular genre. Selection is random as we are not able to provide specific titles—that’s half the fun! Cost: $5.00 per bag.

The number of titles in each bag varies by genre. Here are the genres that are currently available:

  • Paperback fiction for adults (larger Trade size) 7 books in each bag
  • Paperback fiction ROMANCE, 15 books in each bag
  • Kids picture books (ages 2-5 yrs), 5 books in each bag
  • DVDs for kids (G rating), 7 in each bag
  • DVDs for families (PG & PG-13), 7 in each bag
  • DVDs for adults (PG-13 & R), 7 in each bag

 

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Our Amazon store has reopened

During normal times, the Friends of Tualatin Library operates out of a small workroom off the library’s lobbby. When the library closed in March, all of our bookselling operations closed too.

We’re happy to report that we reopened our Amazon book store on May 11th. Gwen Martin, our Amazon Committee Chair, has very generously donated the use of her dining room as you can see in the video below. Gwen says sales since reopening have been almost double of what we sold in the same period last year.

Other committee members are also contributing to the effort. Laura Baker moved boxes of donated books to various members’ homes so the books could be sorted and evaluated. Eleanore Mickus took charge of evaluating DVDs which have been especially hot sellers. Meg Poehler and Donna Gilbo are listing items on Amazon. Gwen handles the packing and shipping.

Our members adhere to all CDC and ALA guidelines for safe handling of donated materials. We allow items to “age” for 72 hours before handling. We observe no-contact pick-up and drop-off procedures. And we pre-pay for shipping so Gwen can be in and out of the post office in less than a minute.

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A healthy start to the new year…at the library

Friends ongoing book saleHealth and fitness books are currently highlighted at the Friends of Tualatin Library Ongoing Book Sale. You’ll find books and videos on a range of diet, cooking, and exercise topics on the freestanding book case just inside the library’s front door; they’re available for purchase whenever the library is open. The Tualatin Library is located at 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, Oregon.

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