The Friends of the Library hosts a huge used book sale each year over the 4th of July. Shop hundreds of bargain priced books priced $1-$3! From picture books to popular fiction, the sale has something for everyone! All proceeds from the book sale support Park City Library’s community events and amenities.
A member preview will be held on July 4th from 8am-10am. Become a member online at https://friends-of-the-park-city-library.square.site/membership or at the door to shop before the public.
Public sale hours are July 4th and July 5th from 10am-4pm. (Note: The Library is closed on July 4th, but the book sale will be at the Library!)
Bag Happy Hour is on July 5th from 2-4pm. During this time, you can fill a provided tote bag for $15.
The Library can’t say enough about how supportive the Friends of the Library are to the needs of the Library. When advocating for fundraising, we commonly hear the Friends say that they do this for the Park City community to have a library that is full of resources, amazing books (physical and ebooks), engaging events, and all in a beautiful building.
The Friends of the Library rely on our community to raise funds throughout the year through used book sales and membership dues.
In the past year, the Friends of the Library have been able to fund these amazing amenities, services, and events thanks to our Park City community donors:
- A makeover of the teen area, which included a restaurant-style booth that is often in use, and reupholstering for the well-used youth area furniture
- Supplies to create the annual Halloween haunted house and tea parties, which we now hold every year
- Local Speaker Series, which features local Parkites
- Diversity Audit, to examine our collections, amenities, and programs to ensure we represent our diverse community as well as a broad range of perspectives
- Art receptions to celebrate our local artists during their exhibits
- One Book One Community funding for the author visiting
- Funds to support book purchasing for general ebook purchasing and the Spanish and Graphic Novel collections
- Patio furniture and flowers to create the patio into a welcoming and enjoyable space
This last year, the Friends of the Library began supporting One Book One Community. Thanks to the Friends we were able to bring Heather Hansman, author of Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow. Because of their support, we were able to pay for the author’s visit fee and the Library could fund supplemental events and purchase books for the community to read.