Library Friends of Cook County hosting a "Pop Up" book sale

Pop Up stores and events have become a popular trend in recent years. And Library Friends of Cook County is getting in on the fun. Library Friends is hosting a “Pop Up” Used Book Sale on Saturday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The sale will be in the “backyard” of Joy & Company at 16 First Avenue West in Grand Marais.

The Library Friends board has an estimated 200 books, all in good or excellent condition for sale. There is an opportunity to donate your own gently-used books on Thursday, June 24, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Hub (formerly the Senior Center) at 10 Broadway Avenue in Grand Marais.

Hardcover and paperback books in good to excellent condition will be accepted in the following genres: novels, cookbooks, art-related books. Complete, used puzzles will also be accepted. Each person is limited to a donation of 10 items.

Library Friends of Cook County is an all-volunteer non-profit organization, composed of members who care about books and information resources, people, and particularly libraries – those places where books and people get together. Library Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

All proceeds from the sale benefit area libraries and reading programs at the Grand Marais Public Library and all of Cook County’s schools.

For more information about Library Friends, contact President Jan Smith at [email protected] or visit the group’s Facebook page.

WTIP's Rhonda Silence learns more about the event and about Library Friends of Cook County in this interview with President Jan Smith.