Friends of the Lexington Public Library

10/14/2026

Readers rejoice. BAG DAY is here! Fill up your own standard size tote bag (or provided paper bag) for $5 with materials from our sale room. See you the next three days and walk away with the best deal for readers in the state. We know there are some readers out there who can fill up a few bags. Come find us at 140 E. Main Street 10am-4pm 📚

10/08/2026

Surprise Quarter Day is Friday, October 9. All material in our sale room is 25 cents for ONE DAY ONLY. We're trying something new this year and aim to get you the best deals on books, CDs, and DVDs! Thanks for your support so far!

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

We will resume donations on the Monday after our book sale ends. Thank you for your generosity!

09/30/2026

A surprise for our active members coming the first two days of the book sale! The 20th, 40th, 60th, 80th, and 100th customer of BOTH Friday and Saturday will receive an authentic 1987 Larkspur Press broadside. 😮

"All the world's a stage. And all the men and women merely players" comes from Jacques's monologue in Shakespeare's As You Like It. Show up and you could snag one of these numbered copies for free! 📚

Oh, and we'll probably be open late both days. Come see all the $1 and $2 books in our sale room 😎

09/28/2026

FIVE DAYS until the big book sale. The best part? It goes until October 17 and we're restocking daily! It's been a whole year and our team welcomes you Mondays through Saturdays 10-4 📚

09/17/2026

October 2-17 you need to visit us and see all the cool books you can get for $1 or $2 (cheaper for kids books). It's been a whole year since our book sale in the conference room. We can't wait to show you pictures next week!

09/03/2026

The Big Book Sale is BACK! 📚 FINALLY!
October 2 and 3 for active Friends members
Renew here: https://www.lexpublib.org/friends -206320
October 4 through 17 the general public is invited
NEW: Introducing Quarter Day on a random day in the middle of the sale. All material is 25 cents. We will spread the word on social media and email 😄 We have 726 bins and counting of books to show you!

Bring yourself, the family, or friends and browse while supporting the Lexington Public Library.

08/28/2026

Surprise! 30% off all inventory this Saturday, August 29. We've got hundreds of new books on the floor. Stop by before you get fresh veggies at Lexington Farmers Market at the pavilion or The DiverCity Festival on Oliver Lewis Way. 📚
Thanks for supporting the library ☺️

08/11/2026

Free foreign language books! We're looking for folks or nonprofit organizations that will benefit from around two hundred books from translation dictionaries to novels to Harry Potter in Spanish. Only tackling one language at a time? Let us know and we'll prepare just the books of that language. Prepared for you in sturdy boxes we can load in your vehicle 📚