Bee Kimmel, left, and Sally Dickerson sort through the thousands of books donated to the Signal Mountain Library, that will be sold at half price at the Friends of the Library’s annual Labor Day Book Sale held in the library basement Monday, Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Photo by Emily CrismanThe Signal Mountain Friends of the Library is hosting its annual half-price Labor Day Book Sale in the library basement Monday, Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“You’ll find great bargains and wonderful books, and it’s a wonderful way to support the library,” said librarian Karin Glendenning.
She said the library receives frequent donations from members of the community cleaning out their shelves, and if the library does not need a book for its collection, they are sold in the library’s basement throughout the year in an ongoing sale operated by the Friends of the Library.
Once a year on Labor Day they slash prices in half, making hardbacks that are usually $2 only $1, with some books sold for as little as 25 cents.
“All of the money raised goes to support the library and provide us with extra things beyond our budget,” said Glendenning, who added the Signal Mountain Library is independent and not a branch of the Chattanooga- Hamilton County Bicentennial Library.