At the library sale October 2025

At the Library Sale

October 2025

Earlier in October it once again was time for the yearly library sale, held down the road in Charlottesville. As is traditional, I attended the first day of the sale, which is 'members only.' There was quite a crowd, as the book sale has become well-known to area residents, and Dealers.

 

Over the years, the Dealers have emerged as something of a problem. The book sale staff post rules and regulations for the Dealers to follow......

On the first day of the sale, Dealers are prohibited from bringing in smartphones and scanning titles to see their resell value. This means that the Dealers must 'guesstimate' the value of a book. So, they aggressively grab boxes of books, purchase them, and then stagger out to the parking lot where they sit in their cars, pull out their smartphones, scan their inventory, and see if they can make their margin.
 

It takes skill and commitment to stand elbow-to-elbow with the Dealers and thrust out an arm to grab a promising title, before they vacuum it up..........

Along with books, the sale also features a healthy selection of vinyl and CDs, puzzles, and board games. Poking around the LPs yields some pop culture strangeness......
 

Along with the hardbacks and paperbacks in the sci-fi section.........

............without fail, you can find some L. Ron Hubbard novels. These never seem to get picked up......
 

So, I was able to come away with some nice hardbacks and paperbacks, including some older Stephen King stuff:

This, all for $30. You never know just what you'll find, at the Library Sale.......!