Volunteers are needed in the morning of September 9 at Clark’s Self Storage Units, 7077 County Rd 124, to load the rental truck with our equipment and furniture and then to go to Bamco to unload the truck.

Volunteers are needed in the afternoon of September 9 at the Bamco site to prepare the site for Donations Receiving, Sorting and Diversion – to set up tables and bookcases, to clean as needed, and to set out signage.

To volunteer, please use the SignUp button below.

For more information, please contact Lynn Allen, Activity Coordinator, at saledays@fgpl.ca

Donations Receiving 

Note: Sorting Training – Sept. 14 – Sept. 19

Sorting volunteers are needed to unbox and evaluate incoming donations for inclusion in the sale. New and returning volunteers will be required to attend one training session between Sept. 14 and Sept. 19. These sessions will provide a quick review, a chance to answer any questions, and some sorting practice. A sorting manual will be sent out before training so you can come prepared with questions. Training and sorting sessions are three hours long, including time for a quick break and snack.

To include as many sorting volunteers as possible, each volunteer is asked to limit themselves to a training session and three regular shifts. Please do not sign up for a REGULAR SHIFT if you have not attended a TRAINING SHIFT. The number of volunteer spaces available for sorting shifts is based on the number of people who attend training sessions. 

Since the last scheduled day of sorting is often cancelled, anyone who signs up for a regular shift on October 16 may also sign-up for an additional shift (training plus four shifts).

If you are unable to get as many shifts as you would like, please consider volunteering in Diversion or during Sale Days where your help would be greatly appreciated!

To choose your training and work shifts, please use the SignUp button below.

For more information, please contact the Sorting Coordinator, Christine, at sorting@fgpl.ca

“Diversion” is responsible for dealing with all items that are unsuitable for the sale. We take in books and other items from the Sorting areas, and conduct a secondary inspection to divert as many items as possible into two salvage streams: 1) good condition books to FUNDrive, a program which generates further income for the Book Sale, and 2) reasonable condition books to our “Free Shop”, for dispersal to volunteers, community organizations and charities. The rest goes into recycling and garbage. We also deal with disposal of excess cardboard boxes on site.

There is a mandatory training shift for both new and returning volunteers – this shift will be a combination of training and actual work experience. The training shifts will take place during the week of September 14 – 19. We ask each volunteer to sign up for 1 training shift, plus additional work shifts (minimum of 3/maximum of 6, please). All training and work shifts are 3 hours, and include a break.

To choose your training and work shifts, please use the SignUp button below.

If you have any questions or difficulties with our SignUp system, please contact the Diversion Co-Coordinator, Kathy, at diversion@fgpl.ca.

Training Shifts for Diversion:
Monday, Sept 14, 6-9pm
Tuesday, Sept 15, 6-9pm
Thursday, Sept 17, 1-4pm
Friday, Sept 18, 10 am–1pm
Saturday, Sept 19, 10 am–1pm

Sale Days and Parking during Sale Days – October 22-25

We need many volunteers for the 4 days of the sale weekend to work inside the sale site or outside as Parking Attendants.

Sale Days volunteers working inside the sale site do Checkout (Tally and Cash), act as Checkout Line, Door and Table Monitors, and bring out books from Overflow to replenish tables.

Sale Days Volunteer Training Days October 13-17
Sale Days volunteers are required to attend a training session. This is important because we make changes to the layout of the site and to procedures based on feedback from the Customer and Volunteer Surveys.

While you should sign up for only one task per shift, we encourage you to sign up for several shifts (and several tasks if you like) over the course of the sale. Volunteers must be physically capable of doing the tasks they sign up for. In addition, Checkout volunteers must have the mathematical ability to perform their tasks.

Parking Attendants, working under the supervision of the Parking Coordinator, assist customers to find a place to park their car. This important role gives customers their first impression of the book sale. A safety vest and flashlight are supplied. Parking Attendants will be trained by the Parking Coordinator and assigned a location to monitor.

To read a description of Sale Days tasks from the 2025 Sale Days Volunteer Training Manual, please click here.

To choose your training and work shifts, please use the SignUp button below.

For further information, please contact Lynn Allen, Sale Days Coordinator, at saledays@fgpl.ca

It ain’t over til it’s over!

We need plenty of strong (and some not-so strong) people to help us clean up the book sale site. There are a whole variety of tasks: tables, chairs and other book sale paraphernalia must be prepared for transport, the space will need cleaning and the left-over books and media must be packed up. Once again we will be using easy-to-fill 4ft square crates.

There will be morning, afternoon, and evening shifts, so whatever your schedule we hope you can find time to help in some capacity. Moving tables, breaking down cardboard, or packing crates is as good as a trip to the gym and possibly more fun.  Join the Post Sale clean-up crew for a different kind of work-out!

There is no mandatory training session. Volunteers will receive task-related instructions as needed. Shifts are three hours long with breaks whenever necessary.

To choose your training and work shifts, please use the SignUp button below.

For more information, please contact Nancy, Post Sale Coordinator at postsale@fgpl.ca.