George Mason Friends

10/08/2026

GEORGE MASON FRIENDS RELOCATING DURING LIBRARY RENOVATIONS

While the George Mason Regional Library closes for renovations October 23, rest assured the George Mason (GM) Friends will still be hard at work raising funds for Fairfax County library activities! The Friends will resume accepting your book, CD and DVD donations at a new location beginning Monday, October 19th. The Friends will have a ribbon cutting ceremony on the 19th at 11:00 a.m. to unveil their new book donation bin located on the southwest side of the United Baptist Church, 7100 Columbia Pike in Annandale. That’s right…less than a mile from the current library location! There are directional signs to help guide you into the church parking lot for drop off of donations.

Starting October 19, please deposit your new or gently used books, CDs, and DVDs in their new donation bin. They request that you do not leave books or large donations outside of the bin. If you have a large donation (3 or more boxes/bags) please call the GM Friends at 703-720-9019 to arrange a drop-off time.

The GM Friends are planning to hold periodic Book Sales during the library renovation, with the first Book Sale is planned for April 2027 (date to be announced later).

Join the mailing list to stay up to date on all GM Friends activity during the library closure by sending an email, Subject: Stay Connected, to [email protected].

Stop by on Oct 19th to join the GM Friends for their ribbon cutting ceremony, and on the days and months ahead, with your book, CD, or DVD donations. GM Friends look forward to receiving your donations and continuing to host book sales while the library is closed.

06/17/2026

03/17/2026

BIG SPRING BOOK SALE-- SAVE the DATES
Our ever-popular semi-annual 4-day Spring Book Sale is fast approaching.
The 4-day sale begins on Thursday, April 23 and runs through Sunday, April 26. Hours are 10:00 am – 5:30 pm daily.
Also, we offer a Preview sale, $20 per adult, to be held on Wednesday evening, April 22, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
The sale offers a great selection of high-quality hardback and paperback books in a wide variety of subjects including popular and classic fiction, crafts, cookbooks, art, reference, comic books, graphic novels, history, travel, collectibles, rare books, and children’s books for all ages. Also on sale is a variety of CDs and DVDs. Fine art and pop-up children’s books will be on display in the library lobby. There is something for everyone!
Come early for the best selection, then come back on Sunday for half-price bargains.
Proceeds from the book sales support the Fairfax County Summer Reading Program, sponsor Library Foundation scholarships, sponsor the Fall for the Book Festival, and library programs at George Mason Regional Library.
Visit our website at georgemasonfriends.blogspot.com for sale highlights.
Look forward to seeing you all at the sale!

09/29/2025

BIG Fall Book Sale -- SAVE the DATES
Our ever-popular semi-annual 4-day Fall Book Sale is just around the corner.
The 4-day sale begins on Thursday, October 23 and runs through Sunday, October 26. Hours are 10:00 am – 5:30 pm daily.
Also, for our early-birds, a Preview sale, $20 per adult, will be held on Wednesday evening, October 22, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.
The sale offers a great selection of high-quality hardback and paperback books in a wide variety of subjects including popular and classic fiction, crafts, cookbooks, art, reference, comic books, graphic novels, history, travel, collectibles, rare books, and children’s books for all ages. Also on sale is a variety of CDs and DVDs. Fine art and pop-up children’s books will be on display in the library lobby. There is something for everyone!
Come early for the best selection, then come back on Sunday for half-price bargains.
Proceeds from the book sales support the Fairfax County Summer Reading Program, sponsor Library Foundation scholarships, sponsor the Fall for the Book Festival, and library programs at George Mason Regional Library.
Visit our website at georgemasonfriends.blogspot.com for sale highlights.
Look forward to seeing you all at the sale!

11/22/2024

Spring Book Sale
For our popular semi-annual Spring Book Sale we are again offering a Preview sale Wednesday evening, April 23, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm for a $20 entry fee per adult. Our General 4-day sale, at no fee, will run from Thursday, April 24 through Sunday, April 27, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm daily.
As always, a wide variety of high-quality books, CDs, and DVDs in various categories will be available. Visit our website at georgemasonfriends.blogspot.com

08/15/2024

Our popular semi-annual Fall Book Sale is just around the corner! We are again offering a Preview sale Wednesday evening, September 25, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm for a $20 entry fee per adult. Our General 4-day sale, at no fee, will run from Thursday, September 26 through Sunday, September 29, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm daily.
As always, a wide variety of high-quality books, CDs, and DVDs in various categories will be available. Visit our website at georgemasonfriends.blogspot.com for our Fall highlights.
Come early for the best selection, then come back on Sunday for half-price bargains.
See you at the book sale!

07/23/2022

ONGOING MINI-BOOK SALE
EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Every Friday and Saturday, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Friends of George Mason Library host a Mini-Book Sale in the library’s lobby.

The 7 book carts along the library’s lobby wall are chock full of books from a variety of categories that are periodically rotated. As books are sold, new offerings replace them.

There are many categories to choose from: Children's books, Crafts, Gardening, Travel, History, and Mystery and Suspense to name a few. Also, a selection of CDs.

We are also displaying a sampling of special selections. This past week the following items were featured:

Case Files of Sherlock Holmes - $3.50; National Geographic Series of beautifully bound books on our National Parks, the Animal Kingdom and the Rocky Mountains. Each volume is $3.00 or all 5 volumes for $10. Also on display was the 50th anniversary set of Orson Welles Citizen Kane with CDs for $7.00 and a beautifully annotated book: Classic Anthology of Anatomical Charts, $12.00. Items on the donation bin will be replaced as sold or as new and different selections in a variety of genres become available.

So don’t miss out on our offerings at the weekly Mini-Book Sale. Stop by and browse and stop by again as new titles are added.

And “Save the Date” for our semi-annual book sale in October (20-23, 2002).