Shop the Friends and Foundation Book Sales
Browse thousands of gently used books, CDs, DVDs and more. All proceeds support library programs and services.
⚠️ For the safety of customers and volunteers, all Book Sales have been suspended temporarily.
The Richland Library Friends and Foundation book sales offer the community an opportunity to get their hands on some great deals and rare finds while raising funds to support library programming. There are more than 30,000 gently-used items to choose from, available in all genres for children, teens and adults. Prices for paperbacks start at $1, and prices for hardbacks start at $2.
Offering four book sales a year - winter, spring, summer and fall - as well as some specialty sales, the Friends and Foundation book sales raise about $70,000 a year to support the library.
Upcoming Sales:
2021: |
Private Sale*: |
Public Sale: |
Location: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Canceled | Canceled | Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. Columbia, SC 29210 |
| Spring | Canceled | Canceled | Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. Columbia, SC 29210 |
| Summer | TBD | TBD | Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. Columbia, SC 29210 |
| Fall | TBD | TBD | Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. Columbia, SC 29210 |
*The quarterly book sales include the Friday night “private” sales (from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.) for current library donors (those who have made donations of $25 or more during the 12 months prior to the sale), followed by the Saturday “public” sales (from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) that are open to everyone.
Want to donate gently-used books, CDs or DVDs for upcoming book sales? Click here for more information.
