Books To Benefit gearing up for book sale

Posted on October 29, 2019
The organization will put on the book sale Nov. 7-10. (Photo Books To Benefit/Facebook)

 

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – A local organization is getting ready for a used book sale to promote literacy.

Books To Benefit, an organization that supports local literacy programs, will hold the book sale Nov. 7-10 at the Crossroads Center, 360 Wylie Drive, in Normal.

“We want to instill in people the love of reading,” said Books To Benefit member Mary Ryder.  “We have a reading population here in Bloomington-Normal, but beyond that we are concerned about literacy.”

The organization’s sale offers a wide variety of genres, including children’s books, a vintage selection and some premium books.

Organization member Ginny Schmult said the books range in pricing, with paperbacks around $.50 and hardbacks are normally $2.

Proceeds from the book sale will help support STAR Adult Literacy, literacy programs at YouthBuild McLean County, and a textbook scholarship for a non-traditional student at Heartland Community College.

Sale hours are Thursday, November 7, 5-8 p.m. $5 admission; Friday, November 8, 10 am-7 pm; Saturday, November 9, 10 am- 4pm; and Sunday, November 10, Family Day, Book Lover’s Bag Sale 12-4 pm ($5 per bag; Books To Benefit will supply the bag).

More information about the book sale can be found at books2benefit.com.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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