By Blake Haas
NORMAL – As the summer comes closer, that means summer reading, and one local nonprofit is holding their annual book sale.
Books to Benefit Member Mary Ryder told WJBC’s Marc Strauss the sale offers various genres for all ages.
“We have a huge, huge collection of children’s works right now. I would remind you that all of our children’s books are 50 cents unless they are very rare, and then they show up in our special collections room. So that is a real bargain, especially since the kids are still at home and they’re looking forward to the summer and they have nothing to read; this is the place to come.”
Ryder adds that people can still donate gently used books to the Crossroads Center at 360 Wylie Drive in Normal.
“We just love to put books in people’s hands, so we want to keep that love of reading going and to improve literacy in the community. So come and visit us, and we will make sure to find something for you.”
Ryder said the organization is only allowing 50 patrons in at a time and is asking for patrons to wear a mask and adhere to social distancing guidelines.
The sale hours are Thursday, June 3rd from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. $10 cover charge; Friday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 5th from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
More information on the sale can be found at books2benifit.com.
Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].
