Book Sales

Thank you for your interest in our used book, audio and video sales! Every Jefferson County Public Library features "Used Books for Sale" shelves, so if you don’t want to wait until one of our Whale of a Used Book Sale events, just visit any of our facilities. Note that the Friends’ Gift and Book Shop at Belmar carries the "best of the best" of our gently used books.

2011 Book Sale Events

October 20-23
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale
Over 95,000 books, audiobooks, CDs, DVDs, videos, maps and records. The Children's corner and Teen area located on the lower level has books from $.50 - $1.00. Most books from $.50-$2.25, videos .50, CDs $1, DVDs $2.50, audiobooks $1-5. On Saturday Only from 11 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. there will be face painting and a fall craft activity for kids.

Collectible and better books in the Curiosity Corner are individually priced. Sunday is "Bag Day." For only $5, you can stuff as many items into a bag. Special Friends Only Preview Night, Thursday, October 20, from 6-8:30 p.m. Go to www.friendsofjcpl.org or join that night. Registration opens at 5 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Book "scanners" and other "book scouting" devices will be prohibited during the Thursday Preview Sale only. Open to the public Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, October 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. Sixth Avenue. To reach the Fairgrounds, take the Indiana Exit south from Sixth Avenue. Turn west onto the Sixth Avenue Frontage Road. Follow signs to the Fairgrounds.

Nov 18-19
Belmar Library
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Holiday Whale of a Sale
Over 2,500 "best of the best" gently used books for sale - great for gift giving. Cookbooks, art, history, fiction and classics, children’s, crafts and hobbies, inspirational, holiday books, gardening, travel, audiobooks, videos, CDs, DVDs and more. Sale held in the Belmar Library meeting room. Another 2,000 books and gifts in the Friends Gift and Book Shop located inside the library.

Dec 2-3
Arvada Library
10 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Holiday Whale of a Sale
2,000 used books and gifts for sale all day.

Dec 6
5 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Arvada Library
Holiday Whale of a Sale Book sale continues!
(held in conjunction with Olde Town Arvada's Lagniappe Festival)

Dec 10
Standley Lake Library and Columbine Library
10 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Mini-Holiday Book Sale.
Over 600 "like new" gently used books for sale. Books will be individually priced.