Early Bird —- Friday, October 25, 1-4pm $10 admission
NOTE: The Sale closes from 4-6pm to allow volunteers time for dinner
Free Admission*
*Friday, Oct. 25 – 6pm-9pm
*Saturday and *Sunday, Oct. 26 and 27 – 10am-4pm
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Making Book Sale Donations – What you need to know
Donations for this year’s sale will be gratefully accepted again after the August long weekend from Aug. 6 – Oct. 8, 2019.
Your clean, gently used, boxed items can be dropped off at the sale site, 69 Huron St., every day from Mon. to Sat. from 2-5pm.
Note: Donations may not be made on Sundays or Labour Day.
You may also drop off your donations at any branch of the Guelph Public Library during their business hours from Aug. 6 to Oct 8.
To learn more about what kind of donations are needed please click here.
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You can be a Program Volunteer!
Would you like to be a real friend of the Guelph Public Library? Become a Program Volunteer! Attend Guelph Public Library programs and give the staff a hand. This new volunteer opportunity is open exclusively to members of the Friends of the Guelph Public Library. For more information about how to get involved visit our Program Volunteer page.
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Get Ready for Guelph Reads! 2019
Join our panelists on February 27, 2019 at 7pm at the Main Library for an evening of friendly competition to choose the next book for Guelph to read. Click on the “Guelph Reads!” button to find out which books will be defended by panelists John Borthwick, Aggie Mlynarz, and Judith Yan.
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Book Sale Over for this Year
Wow! Another great year for the book sale. Over $118,000 raised this year to bring our grand total raised to date to over $745,000! Way to go Guelph! Thanks for your continuing support. See you next year…..
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You could win this gift basket from Market Fresh!
Answer this year’s feedback questionnaire, and you will be eligible to win this gift basket (value $50) donated by Market Fresh, Guelph. Thank you Market Fresh for supporting the book sale with this tasty donation!
Another generous donation!
Jenn Haines, who owns the Dragon book store here in Guelph, has donated about 1500 like-new graphic novels of all kinds for all ages of reader. These will be in a separate display at the book sale. We are profoundly indebted to Jenn for this incredibly generous donation!
Approvals for Baker St. District Redevelopment Plan
On Monday, July 16 Guelph City Council approved the staff report that awarded the Baker St. redevelopment project to Windmill Development Group. The new development will include provision for the construction of a new main library, with “shovels in the ground” by 2024. The full Guelph Today story here.
The GPL Library Board enthusiastically supports this project. News Release here.
The Book Sale is On!
Whew! Right under the wire! Just when we thought we might have to pull the plug on this year’s GIANT BOOK SALE, we were made aware that last year’s venue will be available to us once again. We are over the moon! The sale will take place the weekend of October 19-21 at 69 Huron St. We will begin to receive donations in August. Watch this space for more detail as things unfold.
We are once again supremely grateful to the Wood Family for their ongoing generosity and support of this important community-wide annual event.
Open Minds – Spring Speakers Series
New for Spring, 2018 – Open Minds Speakers’ Series, 3 Wednesdays in May.
For further information contact: phone/text (519) 821-2793; or e-mail: info@fgpl.ca
To download a copy of the poster, click here.