BookStore & Donations

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Our Bookstore

Books & Media Half-Price Sale
     April 1 - 30, 2025
The Friends of the Claremont Library Bookstore is holding a 1/2 price book and media sale for all the books on the burgundy shelves and carts, as well as the wooden $1.00 record & CD cart. Only works in the display case are exempt.

Now is the time to stock up on books to read, peruse, give as gifts, offer to the children in your lives, decorate with, use for projects, teach yourself an art, a craft, a skill; anticipate a trip, a bit of self-help; read the classics you've always been wanting to dig into. And so much more! Our community donations have been spectacular, year after year.  And our riches are your finds. 

We will put out new books several times a week during the month, so come in often to see what new jewels await!

About Our Bookstore
​The Friends of the Claremont Library Bookstore stock changes frequently and includes many best-sellers. Unique treasures can be found in the glass cases. Many interesting, reasonably priced books are on the bookshelves near the library entrance closest to the parking lot and both walls as you enter the library. All books were donated by our generous community members.​
                                             
All funds raised from this sale will support the Claremont Library. We accept cash or check payments. Thank you for your support!

​Check out "Sustainable Claremont, the Next Chapter: Books" by our FOCL Bookstore Manager, Lanore Pearlman, to learn why buying used books and donating books for resale helps the Earth.

Friends of the Claremont Library 2024 Claremont Authors Books display

DOnations - Books Wanted!

The Friends of the Claremont Library Bookstore seeks a diverse range of gently used books and media. We welcome classics, hardback and paperback fiction, children's books, art, travel, biographies, self-help, recent textbooks, history/political science, and other general non-fiction, as well as records, CDs, DVDs, and books on tape. Perhaps it's time to make room for new additions to your collection!   
We accept:

• Books (paperback or hardcover) in good condition
• Textbooks less than 2 years old
• Working CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes
• Dictionaries

We DON'T accept

• Damaged or mildewed books
• Magazines or professional journals
• Cassettes
• Outdated textbooks

Donating is a breeze! Simply leave your donations on the cart inside the east door of the library. You can drop off your donations any time the library is open. If you need help bringing them in, someone at the library can assist you.

If you would like a donation receipt for tax purposes, please request one from the checkout desk.
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Every book you donate is a step towards a better library. All funds from Bookstore sales help the Friends support the Claremont Library.