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Library to hold winter used book sale

The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library (201 N. Third Street, St. Joseph, IL 61873) announces its Winter Used Book Sale.

The book sale will begin Monday, January 3rd and will end Thursday, January 27th. We are not charging specific prices; all items are for sale by donation.

Pay what you want to pay. There will be adult fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, adventure, biographies, crafts and cookbooks as well as children’s fiction, non-fiction and picture books.

There may also be DVDs, videos, music cds, audiobooks and large print books. 

The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library (201 N. Third Street, St. Joseph, IL 61873) announces its Winter Used Book Sale.

The book sale will begin Monday, January 3rd and will end Thursday, January 27th. We are not charging specific prices; all items are for sale by donation.

Pay what you want to pay. There will be adult fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, adventure, biographies, crafts and cookbooks as well as children’s fiction, non-fiction and picture books.

There may also be DVDs, videos, music cds, audiobooks and large print books. 

The sale will run during normal library hours, which are: Mondays 1 pm to 8 pm; Tuesdays 9 am to 6 pm; Wednesdays 1 p.m to 6 p.m; Thursdays 9 a.m to 6 p.m; Fridays 9 a.m to 5 p.m; Saturdays 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Please call to set up a time to bring in donations for the book sale. No donations will be accepted after January 17th. For more information please call 217-469-2159.

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