Dear Friends of the Library,

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Thank you for your continued support of the library. At our next sale, the last of the 2023 book sale season, we will have a delightful selection of books for your reading pleasure. This is the sale: Stock up for winter reading and purchase new and gently read books and interesting items for holiday presents. The sale is Saturday, December 2nd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Please note the change in time).

Throughout the sale, we will be bringing out books to restock the carts and tables. Come early or show up later, we will have great books for you. If you don’t find what you are looking for, please ask one of the volunteers for assistance. We have thousands of gently read, near new or new, rare, unusual, and interesting books for you — some are even signed by the authors.

This sale will be in the library’s large parking lot near the annex building (There is no rain/snow date).
Unless otherwise marked, regular prices are $1 for hardback books and 50 cents for paperbacks.  Children’s books are 25 cents. Cash and check only. All proceeds and donations are used to support the library. We want to thank all of you who have donated books – your donations help support our Library.

If you have books to donate to the Friends of the Library, you can bring them to the Friends during the sale or the Friend’s bookstore Monday, Wednesday, or Friday morning from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. Our bookstore phone number is (812) 949-3739. Support the Library’s Community Corner Food Pantry and bring a nonperishable food item to donate.  For more information see: https://floydlibrary.org/community-corner/.

We have too many books to list here, however, here is a list of some of the categories of books you can expect to find and some updated information:

Classics and Modern Classics – Stock up on these great books, perfect to read on those cold winter afternoons.

Children’s and Preteen books (25 cents each) – Thanks to wonderful donations, we have a huge selection of beautiful children’s books.   Check out the nonfiction section – books on science and animals and every other topic.  We have children’s books for every age, reading level and interest.  We also have a very nice selection of preteen books.  For winter reading we have a limited number of grab bags of several small books for 25 cents. For home schoolers, we have books to assist you.  We have a large selection of great children’s movies (DVD-$1 per disc).

Choice Selections, Gift Books and Friends Picks – Located in the center table.  Start you Holiday shopping – these books make great gifts.

In the News (check out this section) These books are about recent events or people in the news and shedding light on what is happening now (center table).   We have books on Indiana Basketball – Bobby Knight, Mathew Perry, Salman Rushdie who just won the Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award and Jimmie and Rosalynn Carter.

New Fiction – published since 2021-we received a nice selection of books published in 2022 and 2023; priced as marked.  These are great stocking stuffers.

Children Gift Books – We have a large selection of children’s books in beautiful condition (priced as marked)

Fiction from A to Z 
– We have a large selection of recent fiction and books by your favorite authors.  If you don’t see your author – ask one of the volunteers, and we will see if we have the book(s) you want.

Holiday Center 
(center table) –We continue our celebration of Thanksgiving and Christmas with everything you need for the holiday, including great holiday fiction.

Center Table Surprises
 – Nonprofit management and fund raising.

Genealogy 
– Information to help you explore your ancestry (center table).

Coffee Table Books 
– We have a large selection of beautiful coffee table books (center table).

Native American
 (nonfiction and children’s books)

African American
 – We have a large selection of Black History and Literature for both adults and children.

Horror 
– Holidays are always a scary time of year.  Check out these stories to keep you warm at night.

Fantasy 
and Science Fiction – We have books by your favorite authors – both classics and new authors.

Young Adult Fiction


Mysteries 
(all genres of mysteries-Cozies and classic mystery authors, Police Procedurals, Best Sellers, and Pet Detectives).  We have received a huge selection of True Crime.  We have your favorite authors and new authors for you to try.  We have Tammy Hoag, JA Jance, Margaro Maron, John Lescroat, Tess Gerritson, and Grey Iles to name a few.   If you don’t see the book you want, ask one of the volunteers, we may have the book you want.

Short Stories, Essays, Large Print and Erotica 
– We have a large selection of large print by best-selling authors.

Humor, TV-Tie In, and Media
 – Read about your favorite movie or tv show.

New Age, Dan Brown, Left Behind, Graphic Novels and Manga
 – We have a large selection of books including classic new age by Edgar Casey.

Pop Culture Phenomena– ROMANCE
 –We have a huge selection and variety of romance novels from every genre (historical, holiday, cowboy, etc.) and by your favorite authors.   We also have Harlequin Romance – super romance, intrigue, and suspense and Suspense, Christian Fiction and Paranormal Romance. We also have the classic romance with novels by Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney.
Romance includes tales of Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Christian Historical Fiction, Amish Fiction and more. We have an amazing array of Popular Fiction (Debbie Macomber, J.D. Robb, and Nora Roberts, etc).

Fiction Set in the West (
Westerns and Native American).

Action Adventure – 
Adventures in war and peace. Your favorite spies at work and secret agents saving the world. We have a huge selection – check to see if your favorite author is here. If you don’t see the author you want – ask one of the volunteers.

LGBTQ+ Fiction and Nonfiction


History 
 – We have an incredible selection of books about the history of almost every part of the world and every war.  We received a large number of history books focusing on workers and challenges to earning a living wage.

Arts, Crafts and Do-It-Yourself
 – We have books on quilting, needlework, woodworking and home repair, collectibles, crafts and autos.  Now is the time to think about your winter projects and the books that will help you make the project a success.

Cookbooks and Gardening 
– Check out the cookbooks on quick meals and just in time for the holiday season – books on entertaining.  We have books to help you start planning your 2024 garden.

Sports and Travel 
– We are spotlighting – Athletes and their stories.  Leave home without leaving home with international cookbooks – you don’t need to leave home to have those wonderful exotic meals.  We also have stories of places far away to help you mentally get away.

Animals 
– Animal studies and animal stories.

Art, Theatre (Plays), Literature, Photography, Architecture, Poetry, Music and Dance-


Biographies 
Books about authors, actors, politicians, sports figures, and many others. We are featuring biographies about politicians and their careers.

Science and Nature

Politics and Political Science

Kentuckiana
Foreign Language (Spanish literature adult and children’s, Spanish authors) Reference, Business and Personal Finance 
Archeology, Anthropology, Mythology, Philosophy and Sociology
Medicine and Alternate Medicine

Self Help and Parenting 
–We are highlighting aging well and good retirements.

Religion 
(Religious Studies, World Religions, Religious Texts and Mysticism).

We have thousands of books for your reading pleasure!

DVDs, CDs, LPs and more (Think Stocking Stuffers).
We have a large number of movies on DVD ($1 per disc).  We also have a large selection of children’s movies DVDs ($1 per disc).
We have music of all types on CDs (5 for $1).

Books on CDs
 ($1 each).  We have a large selection including nonfiction and fiction (mystery, action adventure, etc.).

Music — Records
 We have a large selection of LPs, many from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Sheet Music from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Puzzles
 – We received another donation of great puzzles – perfect for those cold winter days.

High School Year Books ($2 to $5)
 – We have a large selection of New Albany High School Year Books (1905 to 2010).  We have year books from most local schools and a wide range of years.  If you are interested in a yearbook, ask one of the volunteers and they will be happy to check if we have it in stock.

Collector’s Corner
– We received large donations of very nice, old and unusual books. We also received donations of old and unusual items, which might make that perfect Holiday present.   We have some of our books listed below – but there are too many to list (there are hundreds).   Please come out and see what we have.  Priced as marked. Here are a few of the Collector’s Corner books:

Interesting Books: 
By Thomas Merton – The Ascent to Truth (1951 first edition; $3); Bread in the Wilderness ($2) and No Man is an Island ($2); Birds of America (1944; $2); The Complete Beatles Chronicle ($2);  A Treasury of American Prints (1939; $3); Brown-Forman Nothing Better in the Market ($5); Satan Sanderson (1906; $4);

Books 100 years old or older:  
History of English Literature (1900; $2); Elementary Geography (1889; $6); The Home Library of Useful Knowledge and Handy Business Manual (1906; $3); Frye’s Advanced Geography (1899; $4); Our Own Country (1894; $60); Inductive Latin Primer (1891; $4); The History of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol II (1855; $4); The Leading Facts of American History (1893; $4);

History, Science, and Technology: 
Versalog Slide Rule Instruction ($2); Manual of Cultivated Plants (1964; $2); Approved Practices in Beef Cattle Production ($2); The Life of Andrew Jackson (1938; $2); Personal Typing in Twenty-Four Hours (1952; $2); Gregg Shorthand (1919; $2); Toxicology or the Effects of Poison (1928; $4); Essentials of Pathology (1932; $2); Public Health and Hygiene (1931; $5); Textbook of Anatomy and Physiology (1932; $2); Handbook of Bacteriology for Nurses (1931; $4);

New Albany and Indiana: 
Gene Stratton-Porter’s Freckles (1904; $2);

Classics: 
Lays of Ancient Rome (1920; $2); Shakespeare Julius Caesar (1895; $4); Twelfth Night (1909; $2); Hamlet (1947; $2);

Mid Century Modern: 
We have some great books to help you learn Macrame – the hottest fabric art of the 70s ($1 or $2 each); Clothing Construction (1955; $4.50); Decorating Book (1975; $2); The New How to Keep House (1968; $2); The Playboy Gourmet (1961; $2); Hostess Magic (1984; $2); Pardon Me, Mr. President (1975; $2); Nixon Rated Cartoons (1974; $2);

Children: 
Little Brown Koko (1940; $4); Model Rocketry (1968; $2); Indiana Educational Series First Reader (1894; $10); McGuffey’s Alternate Fourth Reader (1887; $10);

War:  
Poems of Patriotism (1942; $2); Washington’s Farewell Address (1906; $2);

Religion: 
Lappin’s Sermon Outlines (1925; $2.50);

Cookbooks: 
We received a cooks wonderful collection of cookbooks and recipe pamphlets.  The books and pamphlets were well used and well loved.  Most priced $1 to $2.  A Textbook of Cooking (1915; $2); The Candy Calendar (1927; $3); 200 Tested Recipes by Olive S. Allen (1930; $5); Cake Secrets (1922; $1); Pillsbury’s Cook Book (1930; $2); The Original Fannie Farmer 1896 ($2); Lorain Cooking (1930; $2); Gourmet’s Basic French Cookbook ($2);

Music:
 Up and Down with the Rolling Stones (1979; $2);

Not Books
:  Bartholomew Clan Map – Scotland of Old ($2);

Holiday Presents
 – We received a great donation of vintage and antique decorative sculptures-These are a must see.

And many more books.  We hope to see you at the sale! 

Questions? Please call the Friends Book Store: (812) 949-3739.