Friends of the SB Public Library hold book sale, need books in good condition

A book sale was held Saturday afternoon at the Feldheym Central Library in downtown San Bernardino to raise funds for Friends of the San Bernardino Public Library, a non-profit group formed in 1972 that provides funding to areas not underwritten in the budget, and to publicize events that would entice people to the library.

According to Guillermina Williams, book sales chair, an average of $2,000 is raised during the presale, bag and book sales. “Our greatest need is donations in good condition in the form of books, DVD’s, CD’s and audio books,” Williams said. “We also need books in Spanish.”

There are over 15,000 items for sale, 10,000 of which are $1. Friends volunteers reorganize after each sale, unloading the thousands of items from shelves.

The next bag sale is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and the public is invited to attend. A bag can be purchased for $2 and filled to the brim.

Annual membership fees are $5 for individuals and $10 for families, which provides entitlement to presale events. Teachers can select reference materials for free.

Below are some activities presented by the SBPL:

Homework Club – Students K – 8 receive free help in completing their weekly homework packets at the Paul Villasenor Library at 515 N. Mt. Vernon Ave. on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3 – 5:30 p.m.; and at the Feldheym Central Library at 555 W. 6th St. on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3 – 5 p.m. For more information call (909) 381-8205.

Indie Author Day – Saturday, Oct. 8, 1 – 5 p.m. at Feldheym Central Library. Local authors will be selling and signing their books, and there will be readings and workshops in the Kellogg Room and Bing Wong Auditorium. For information call (909) 381-8238.

Inlandia Creative Writing Workshops – Every other Tuesday from 6 – 8 p.m. The next meeting will be on Sept. 27 at the Rowe Branch, 108 E. Marshall Blvd. Free workshops are led by professional writers and writing instructors. Participants are entitled to submit work for the annual Writing from Inlandia anthology. For more information or to make a reservation, call the Inland Institute at (951) 790-2458.