Friends of the Suffolk Library

10/24/2025

If you like your books, you might want to see this movie.

The Friends of the Norfolk Public Library invite you to join a screening of The Librarians, a 2025 documentary about librarians emerging "as first responders in the fight for democracy and our First Amendment Rights." 📖📚

📆 Wednesday, Nov 12
⏰7 p.m.
📍Naro Expanded Cinema, 1507 Colley Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517

To learn more, visit https://www.tickettailor.com/events/narocinema/1885238 or https://thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/

10/24/2025

Do you remember Large Format LASER DISCS? We have some for sale. Come get these movies for $1.

10/24/2025

NO GO FUND ME FOR US!!! Catching up on the news and we see a GoFundMe "apparently" for our group. No, it is not made by us. We do NOT need emergency funds. We have not used GoFundMe, and after this, we will NEVER use them!

As always, we accept donations while you are checking out with your purchases. Rounding up is easy and appreciated! When we do fund raising it will be for a particular purpose AND to benefit the Library. There will be signage in the library buildings and our bookstore building.

So, to recap: don't believe everything you see on the internet. Don't believe everything you see on FB. Our Friends of the Library group is not currently requesting special donations.

Sincerely,
The Volunteers at FOSL Bookstore

10/24/2025

Please remember we are ONLY open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays! While you may see cars in our parking lot on other days, we have another business present here. Sometimes our volunteers come in on closed days to work on their sections. We cannot let you browse or buy on those days. We won't be able to take payments and our volunteers don't feel comfortable being "alone" with customers!

Also remember that Thanksgiving Day is always a Thursday and we will be with our families instead of being open.

This year Christmas falls on a Thursday and, likewise, we will be closed!

Decisions about being open on Black Friday and December 26 will depend upon volunteers agreeing to WORK those days! As of this writing, October 24, no firm decisions have been made for those days. Feel free to express your opinion when you visit in store over the next few weeks.

10/03/2025

Large Print and/or Large Type books are on sale this month! We have the shelves FULL for your shopping pleasure. Please drop by and check them out.

Also Nora Roberts and James Patterson Hard Back books are $1 through November 1, 2025.

12/13/2024

The gentleman who donated these vinyl albums says they are from the 1950s to 1960s.

Come in Thursday, Friday, and Saturday between 10 AM and 4 PM to pick through them yourself.

08/15/2024

A lovely lady came this morning and dropped off an Encyclopedia Britannica. It is from 2010, so very new by "old encyclopedia" standards. Gary is back there right now, looking them over and thinking up a fair price.

Come by today (Thursday) or Friday or Saturday and check out all our books for sale.

We are closed to the public Sundays through Wednesdays. You might see a volunteer or two working inside. For safety reasons, our volunteers will not allow you to shop when we are not open.

08/10/2024

Spread the word: our bookstore is open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM. You can donate books you no longer want and pick up new-to-you books for a reasonable price. Come help us raise money for OUR libraries! See you soon!

08/10/2024

Please spread the word: we have changed our days of operation to only being open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Our hours are still 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Thank you for following our page and we hope to see you at the bookstore soon!

01/03/2024

Come get your books!

01/03/2024

Check back for updates. Thank you!

11/23/2023