FOSL book sale set for November 5

Friends of the Sisters Library (FOSL) Book Corner, located on the north end of the library, is going to have a special pre-winter book sale on Saturday, November 5.

Thanks to the generosity of Sisters Country residents, the Book Corner's storage area is filled to the ceiling and it's time to share the gifts. The sale will be held simultaneously in the Book Corner and the library community room. The sale will feature all the used books customers have come to expect in the Book Corner.

Book Corner Manager Lynne Wood says, "There will be a selection of fiction and non-fiction at the low, low price of $1 per book, making it the best buy in town! Also offered will be children's books, CDs, DVDs, books on tape and books by local authors at special prices."

The FOSL cookbook featuring local recipes is a popular item and is frequently purchased for gifts at a price of $15. The cookbook is sold at the Book Corner, as well as local businesses, including Seasons and Paulina Springs Books.

FOSL is dedicated to supporting our local library through its Book Corner proceeds, which supports collections and programs at our local library. FOSL's goal is to provide an opportunity to buy used books at low, low prices, and at the same time help support the library system.

Zoe Schumacher, Sisters branch manager, has this to say about the income from the FOSL Book Corner: " The profits from the FOSL Book Corner sales go to support the library in various ways. Annually the Friends of the Sisters Library give funds to support early literacy, our collections - both physical materials inside our building and in the digital realm, eBooks/audiobooks - and programming which includes the 'Novel Idea' community read every spring.

"Funds have also been given to support specific projects here at the Sisters branch. For example: Three years ago $5,000 was given to help with the creation of our Early Learning Space in the children's room as well as a $25,000 donation the year before to pay down a sizeable amount on the loan for our building. The library district is grateful for all our Friends organizations and what they do to support us."

Wood has kept prices low the last few years - $1 in most cases - but beginning in November, prices will be raised to $2 for both fiction and non-fiction. Children's and teen books will remain at 50 cents per book. If you have been to the Book Corner, you already know the excellent quality and selection of FOSL's books and will know that this is still an amazing buy.

Wood says, "If you haven't been to the Book Corner, please come by and check it out. Donated books arrive almost daily, and the collection changes frequently."