It’s that time again to stock up on your entertainment and holiday gifts! The Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library’s annual Fall Book and Media Sale will be held Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24, from 10am to 3pm, in the Hyde Park Branch Library’s Menino Hall.
Hyde Park Friends members are invited to attend our evening members-only Preview reception on Thursday, October 22, from 5pm-7:30pm. Renew your membership or join that evening!
Sale offerings include hardcover and paperback books for adults and children, as well as videos/DVDs, tapes/CDs, and premium books for discriminating book lovers. Prices range from $.25 to $3.00; premium books are priced as marked OR your best offer!
You don’t have to wait for the new season to get your gear! Be one of 6 lucky winners of our Red Sox Gear Silent Auction, featuring items from a Red Sox package valued at $600, generously donated by Friends Board member John Wentworth. The package includes 
- 1 Men’s cap, navy with red B logo
- 1 Men’s XL Red Sox warm-up jersey
- 1 Men’s XL Red Sox track pants
- 1 Men’s XL Red Sox track jacket
- 1 Boston Red Sox Duffle
- 1 Men’s XL Red Sox fleece jacket
- 1 Men’s XL Red Sox T-Shirt.
Two items a day will be featured on Members’ Night Thursday and public sales days on Friday and Saturday. Minimum bids start at $5-$20, depending on item. Winning names will be announced at 6:30pm on Thursday, and at 2pm on Friday and Saturday.
It’s not too late to donate books to our sale! Please place books in bags or boxes on the bench near the first floor elevator at the branch library. For very large book and media donations, kindly let us know at info@friendshplibrary.org to arrange a pick-up. All proceeds from the book sale will be used by the Friends to support music and other programs at the branch library. Programs at the library are open to all ages and are free.
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