Books to Benefit UNPICKED

June 14, 2018 5:00 pm - June 23, 2018 3:00 pm

Books to Benefit Semiannual UNPICKED Used Book Sale at 360 Wylie Drive, Suite 700 in Normal, featuring over 25,000 unpicked books. Most paperbacks are $.50. Most hardbacks are $2.

Book sale benefits STAR Adult Literacy and YouthBuild McLean County’s literacy programs. Bake sale funds the Heartland Community College Books to Benefit Community Service Textbook Scholarship.

– Preview Sale: Thursday, June 14 from 5 to ­8 pm: $5 admission fee per person applies at the preview sale.
– Regular Sale: Friday, June 15 from 10 am­ to 7 pm
– Regular Sale: Saturday, June 16 from 10 am to ­4 pm
– Book Lover’s $5 Bag Sale: Sunday, June 17 from noon­ to 4 pm: $5 per bag. Books to Benefit supplies the bag.
– Writer’s Event and Book Lover’s $5 Bag Sale: Saturday, June 23 from 1 to 3 pm: $5 per bag. Books to Benefit supplies the bag. Working on your first novel? Local published authors will answer questions and share their experiences in getting published. Free to the public. The bag sale does not include items in Special Collections.

Visit http://www.books2benefit.com/sale for more information.

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