This blog was written by Kim Arlia, logistics leader for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
This blog was updated on August 25, 2025 to include new dates and remove dates that have already passed.
THANK YOU! You are making the book sales a HUGE success! We love getting to know all of you – the customers who frequent the book sales. We are looking forward to some really special sales this fall.
It is APPLE SEASON and very shortly it will be PIMPKIN SPICE season. With fall right around the corner – you need to stock up for hygge. It is the Danish word for the concept of staying indoors – the coziness that promotes contentment and well-being. Pronounced “hoo-guh”, hygge is my favorite way to spend a night when the sun goes to bed early. I have been reading all about hygge – The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell. What you need besides some good reading material are candles, low lighting, a fire place, blankets, throw pillows, hot cocoa or tea. You can hygge alone or with others – think board games!!! Come meet us at the book sales and tell us what you will be reading when you hygge.
Start marking your calendar today! Book sales are 9 a.m. – 1 pm (unless otherwise noted).
- Saturday, September 13, 2025 –Hickory Grove Library
- Extra children’s books will be available
- Saturday, September 20, 2025 – Mountain Island Library
- Extra children’s books will be available
- Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Higher Grounds in the Center of Hope - Myers Park United Methodist Church 1501 Queens Rd. Charlotte, NC 28207
- Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Mint Hill Library
- Saturday, November 22, 2025 – West Blvd. Library
- Saturday, December 6, 2025 – North County Regional Library
- Saturday, December 13, 2025 – South County Regional Library
SPECIAL BOOK SALES
Saturday, September 20, 2025, from NOON to 5 p.m.
Join us at NoDaHood FestiFall Market 12 – 5 p.m. Lots of vendors and wonderful community!!
Divine Barrel Brewing 3701 N Davidson St Suite #203, Charlotte, NC 28205
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Join us in the Founders Room – lower level of Founders Hall
100 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Join us in the Founders Room – lower level of Founders Hall
100 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” — Stephen King
HOW CAN I DONATE BOOKS?
Book donations are currently accepted at all open Library locations. You can drop off a box/bag per day. The back rooms of our libraries are small so we cannot accept large donations at branches. Please call your local Library before making a book donation to ensure the location can receive your items. Do not leave them outside – rain and bugs are not their friends!
The Library does NOT accept the following items:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Encyclopedias
- VHS tapes
- Music CDs
- DVDs
- Albums
The library does accept textbooks, travel guides, and computer books – but they have to be published between 2022 and 2025
Have a large donation? Please contact Kim Arlia at [email protected] or Maurice Huntley at [email protected] for directions for the Library Administration Center (LAC). The LAC operating hours for donations are Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WHAT HAPPENS TO DONATIONS?
All donations are brought via the library delivery system to the Library Administration Center (LAC). At the LAC, a team of volunteers will go through the donations and determine what will happen to them based on condition, age, and genre. Some may be added to the existing library collection, others may go to various outreach programs, some make their way to the many Free Little Libraries in Mecklenburg County, while others end up at the library book sale or for sale at Thriftbooks.com. Revenue generated by book sales and Thinftbooks.com allows for the procurement of more library materials.
