This blog was written by Kim Arlia, logistics leader for Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.

This blog was updated on October 3, 2025, to include new dates and remove dates that have already passed.

SPOOKY SEASON IS HERE!!  I am all about the scary books - something about being terrified yet comfy cozy with hot chocolate and a blanket is appealing.  While you may not be of the same mindset, have no fear — there is something for everyone at the book sales!  Make sure you join us, enjoying something pumpkin flavored, at the book sale.

Start marking your calendar today!  Book sales are 9 a.m. – 1 pm (unless otherwise noted).

• 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, November 8, 2025, from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Join us at South End Market – right behind Anthropologie.  Lots of local vendors.

Atherton Mill: 2000 South Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Join us in The Booth Playhouse Lobby – Second floor 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:

1. Newspapers
2. Magazines
3. Encyclopedias
4. VHS tapes
5. Music CDs
6. DVDs
7. 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 to 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.