BIG Book Sale – the highlight of summer for book lovers!

Seasoned patrons have marked their calendars, planned vacations around the event, and will be in line when the sale opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 2 in the parking lot adjacent to the Invermere Courthouse (645 – 7^th Avenue).

The 18^th annual BIG Book Sale features thousands of gently used books, sorted into 32 categories for adults and seven categories of kids’ books. The books were donated to the Friends of the Library by generous community members over the past year.

The Friends of the Library often receive old or collectable books that can be valuable and prized by book collectors. These books are carefully researched to determine their value and priced accordingly. Be sure to visit the Specialty Books table to discover beautiful books like “Now We Are Six” by A.A. Milne, printed in 1961; or “Old Christmas” beautifully illustrated by Randolph Coldecot, published in 1903; or a 1917 First Edition of “The Preacher of Cedar Mountain” by Earnst Thompson Seton.

These historic documents are beautifully bound, embossed, illustrated and dated. One can only imagine who owned them, read them and treasured them.

As smiling customers arrive at the BIG Book Sale, volunteers direct them to their books of interest – Popular Authors, Mystery, Canadian books, History, Cookbooks, Science, Wellness and more. Books that are no more than five-years-old and in excellent condition are Top Picks, always customer favourites.

Books are priced at $2 for Adult and Teen books, $1 for Kids’ books and $5 for Top Picks. At these bargain prices, many patrons stock up on their yearly reading material. All funds raised at the BIG Book Sale support Invermere Library programs and services.

The Friends of the Invermere Public Library look forward to welcoming you to the BIG Book Sale on Saturday, August 2, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Invermere Courthouse parking lot.

Lead image: A view of the 2024 Big Book Sale. Photo submitted

Friends of Invermere Public Library

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