December 20, 2025 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Library to hold book sale

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

The book sale will begin Monday, April 28th and will end Wednesday, May 21st. 

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, 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 pm to 6 pm; Thursdays 9 am to 6 pm; Fridays 9 am to 5 pm; Saturdays 9 am to 1 pm. Please call to set up a time to bring in donations for the book sale. No donations will be accepted after May 12th.

For more information please call 217-469-2159.

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