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Summit County Library hosts annual Summer Book Sale

The Summit County Library will host its annual Summit County Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale on Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, in the Frisco County Commons Mount Royal and Buffalo Mountain rooms.
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If you go

What: Summit County Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale

When: Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8

Where: Mount Royal and Buffalo Mountain rooms, Frisco County Commons Building

Cost: Prices range from 25 cents to $2 for books, CDs, DVDs and books on tape, or $3 to $5 per bag during the “Bag of Books” time

More information: Call the Main Library at (970) 668-5555 or visit http://www.summitcountylibraries.org

The Summit County Library will host its annual Summit County Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale on Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, in the Frisco County Commons Mount Royal and Buffalo Mountain rooms. Stop by to find a book for your summer vacation or for back-to-school needs, as well as CDs, books on tape and DVDs.

On Friday, Aug. 7, pay $2 for hardcover books, DVDs and books on CD and $1 for paperbacks and books on cassette. On Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., all hardcover books, DVDs and books on CD are $1. Books on cassette and paperbacks are 50 cents before 3 p.m. Videos sell for 50 cents on Friday and for 25 cents on Saturday before 3 p.m.

The book sale also will host a “Bag of Books” time from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. The bags cost $3, or two bags can be filled for $5. The money generated from the book sale will provide much-needed funds for the libraries and is used to sponsor programs that benefit both residents of and visitors to Summit County.



The library needs volunteers for the sale, which runs from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8. In addition, help is requested during the takedown process, which will begin promptly at 5 p.m. at the completion of the sale on Saturday.

Volunteers can call the Main Library at (970) 668-5555. To learn about other volunteer opportunities and how you can help the Summit County Library, visit http://www.summitcountylibraries.org, “like” the library on Facebook or come by any of the library’s three locations in Frisco, Breckenridge and Silverthorne.


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