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Thursday – Sunday
October 22-25, 2026
Your used books are our lifeblood, and we know that you depend on us as well. The success of our book sales would not be possible without your donations. We are delighted to accept your book donations at the Bookshop located on the first floor just past the Welcome Desk whenever the Library is open. The rule of thumb: if you would pass it along to a friend, pass it along to the Friends! Your donations to the Friends are tax-deductible. Thank you in advance.
THE FRIENDS CAN ONLY ACCEPT gently used books in good condition. Adult and children’s books: fiction, non-fiction, biographies & memoirs, cookbooks, etc. Anything you like to read, others will too. We also accept antique and collectible books. We appreciate your cooperation.
THE FRIENDS CANNOT ACCEPT damaged books that are mildewed, stained, yellowed, or torn. No travel books published before 2021. No encyclopedias. We no longer accept cassettes, VHS tapes or records. However, the Wellesley’s RDF (Recycling & Disposal Facility) welcomes “non-pass-along” books and paperbacks. Paperbacks can be recycled in the mixed paper bins. Hardcover books in poor condition should go in trash containers.
TEXTBOOKS – If you have some textbooks that you are no longer using taking up more space than you’d like, the Friends are happy to take them off your hands. We are accepting textbooks on any subject. Unlike other books we accept, textbooks can have highlighting, underlining and notes in the margin but please, no ripped pages or broken spines. Drop them off at the Friends Bookshop in the main Library during regular hours.
THANK YOU. AS ALWAYS, WE VALUE YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
Here’s a note from one of our happy book sale customers:
To the Friends of Wellesley Free Library:
Hello: I feel compelled to write after having attended the recent book sale. I am a Wellesley resident, and though I have been to your other sales, this one was spectacular. Everything was very clean and well-organized. I usually purchase a number of children’s books for my grandchildren but this year I could hardly carry them all away. There were beautiful hardcover and paperback books, including some classics, that looked new. Thank you so much for your excellent volunteer work both for the library and the community. It is greatly appreciated.
S. J. D. Wellesley
If you would like to volunteer at one of our book sales, send an email to The Friends (info@friendsofwellesleyfreelibraries.org).
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