Campus library sale offers thousands of books, records

Nearly 15,000 books on a wide range of subjects and thousands of LP records will be on sale in a fund-raiser for the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries scheduled October 20-23.

Faculty, staff, students and area residents donate the materials. The public sale helps fund an annual lecture series, special purchases for the library collections and a visiting scholar support program.

In the past two years, 14 libraries received $54,000 through a new specialized small-grant program for campus libraries supported by the book sale.

Among the subjects covered by the books to be available: American studies, architecture, art, foreign languages, history, literature, and religion.

The sale will be in 124 Memorial Library, 728 State St. A preview sale with a $5 admission will be held 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20. The regular sale, which is free, will be 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21-22; and 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 23. On Saturday, items will be sold for $2 a bag.