Friends of the Berkeley Public Library

Friends of the Berkeley Public Library The Friends of the Library raise money by selling used books to support the Berkeley Public Library.

The Friends had a blast at the Bay Area Book Festival today! Steady traffic and heart warming stories about books and li...
06/01/2026

The Friends had a blast at the Bay Area Book Festival today! Steady traffic and heart warming stories about books and libraries. No rest for the weary! We are planning a sale of quirky books at the Friends Central Library bookstore starting tomorrow. But if the sale doesn’t materialize until later in the week, cut the volunteers some slack. Check out the 50 cent cart or come on in the store and browse. Love and books, your Friends

Ray guns, rockets, and robots! Vintage sci fi comes to the Friends Central Library bookstore this week, May 26-30.
05/24/2026

Ray guns, rockets, and robots! Vintage sci fi comes to the Friends Central Library bookstore this week, May 26-30.

The Library is closed Monday, May 18, for Malcolm X Day, so the Friends Central Library bookstore will open Tuesday. We’...
05/18/2026

The Library is closed Monday, May 18, for Malcolm X Day, so the Friends Central Library bookstore will open Tuesday. We’ll feature graphic novels and comics for kids and adults. Prices range from 50 cents to $2.

May 11-16 is a busy week at the Friends Central Library bookstore. Three special sales for your consideration: jigsaw pu...
05/11/2026

May 11-16 is a busy week at the Friends Central Library bookstore. Three special sales for your consideration: jigsaw puzzles $2 each; Alex Rider $1 each (maybe you saw the TV series); and books to commemorate Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. History, biography, culture and cuisine.

May 4-9, at the Friends Central Library bookstore, music CDs. Once again, our supply overwhelms our storage space and yo...
05/04/2026

May 4-9, at the Friends Central Library bookstore, music CDs. Once again, our supply overwhelms our storage space and you the customer are the beneficiary. The sale is divided into classical, popular, and “everything else “. 50 cents each, or 2 for a dollar. Take 2, please!

Greetings dear customers! The Friends bookstores (Channing and Central) will be closed Friday, May 1, in honor of Intern...
04/30/2026

Greetings dear customers! The Friends bookstores (Channing and Central) will be closed Friday, May 1, in honor of International Workers Day.

Greetings, dear customers! Both the Friends bookstores (Central and Channing) will be closed on Friday, May 1 in honor o...
04/30/2026

Greetings, dear customers! Both the Friends bookstores (Central and Channing) will be closed on Friday, May 1 in honor of International Workers Day.

Hip hop lit pop-up sale at the Friends Central Library bookstore, April 27-28. Otherwise known as urban fiction, street ...
04/26/2026

Hip hop lit pop-up sale at the Friends Central Library bookstore, April 27-28. Otherwise known as urban fiction, street romance, and definitely hot stuff. Hustlin’ divas, drug lords, thugs, and gangstas. Supply is limited, $1 each.

This week, April 27-May 2, at the Friends Central Library bookstore, come find books you always meant to read. Barry Lop...
04/26/2026

This week, April 27-May 2, at the Friends Central Library bookstore, come find books you always meant to read. Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dreams is one of mine, I’m going to read it this year. We’re selling former best sellers, some classics, faded stars. If you didn’t read them when they were hot, come get them now. The price is right!

“Oh, to be in England now that April’s here.” But if you can’t take Robert Browning’s advice, visit the Friends Central...
04/20/2026

“Oh, to be in England now that April’s here.” But if you can’t take Robert Browning’s advice, visit the Friends Central Library bookstore for a second week (4/20-25) of Anglophilia.

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2433 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA
94704

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+15108415604

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