LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Friends of Central Arkansas Libraries spring book sale has been postponed due to public health concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new sale dates are to be determined.
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has been monitoring the news and developments concerning the virus in Arkansas, and has been encouraging staff and library visitors to follow recommendations provided by the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and the Arkansas Department of Health to limit spread of the virus.
The sale attracts hundreds of shoppers in a contained space each day and relies on dozens of volunteers, including older adults who have a higher risk of infection.
The Friends of CALS used book sale takes place three times a year in the spring, summer, and fall. The next confirmed dates are July 16-18 and November 12-14.
For more information about the sale, call or email Polly Deems at 501-918-3085 or pdeems@cals.org. To read more information about public health at CALS, please visit: https://cals.org/blog/public-health-and-the-public-library/
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Stock up on Spring Break reads at the Friends of CALS Used Book Sale at the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Main Library, 100 Rock Street, March 12-14.
Basement sale books are $1 (paperbacks) and $2 (hardbacks). Sale hours are 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 13-14. Friends of CALS members are invited to an evening shopping event on Thursday, March 12, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friends members will also be given 9:00 a.m. entrance on Friday and Saturday morning.
A Friends of CALS members-only preview party at the Bookstore at Library Square is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Books will be 50% off and merchandise 20% off. Refreshments will be served.
Funds from the book sale help provide, among other things, book club kits and Summer Reading Club materials for branches and special Saturday programming for children at Main Library. For more information about the sale or the book fair, call 501-918-3000 or check the website: www.cals.org. To volunteer at the Friends book sale, email pdeems@cals.org or call 501-918-3085.