We are as sad as you are… 

​ The Big Book Sale is canceled for 2020   

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Update on Book Program 
 
We have downsized donation and used book selling program until the pandemic is over and we can resume community book sales and events. 

• The Big Book Sale this fall is canceled, and the Friends’ Bookstore at Fort Mason is permanently closed. 
• The Friends’ Bookstore at the Main Library and the Wednesday $1 Step Sales are closed until the Main Library reopens to patrons
• Book donations at the Donation Center in Potrero Hill are by appointment only, for more information, click here. 
• We have diverted book sales to our online stores, with stock from the bookstores listed on Amazon, and rare and collectible books and vinyl listed on eBay. Big Book Sale stock is being donated (St. Vincent DePaul, SFUSD, and community organizations) and sold as wholesale to other regional booksellers while we await the opportunity to sell inexpensive books to the public once again, when it is safe to do so. 

 
Meanwhile, Friends is focused on what it has always done best – supporting the Library and Library staff step-by-step as they respond to emergency community needs. We will continue to raise money to strategically help the Library provide virtual services, launch SFPL To Go, and collaborate to provide Neighborhood Learning Centers serving our most vulnerable students and families. ​​​

The books, and the browsing experience you have enjoyed at the Big Book Sale, are now online! Enjoy browsing on Friends’ online stores on Amazon and Ebay.

AMAZON STORE

EBAY STORE

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