THE  BOOKHOUSE
The  website of
Friends  of  the   Library
serving the
Alachua  County  Library  District
Gainesville, Florida  
 
The Alachua County Library District web page is at www.aclib.us
 
 

Welcome to the Friends of the Library web pages!
   
Spring  2013
Book Sale

April 20 - 24
Fall  2013
Book Sale

October 26-30
 
[Check the "About Sales" page for the day-by-day sale schedule]


The Friends of the Library
(serving the Alachua County Library District in Gainesville, Florida)
is located at
430-B North Main Street
Gainesville, Florida 32601
352-375-1676
folacld@bellsouth.net

 
 
The volunteers at FOL thank the public for their patience and good humor on the opening day of our April sale, when the lines were unusually long because of the rain. Together, we had another greatly successful sale.
 
E. T. York Distinguished Service Award
Click to see the story.
 
Our large building houses a great many books and welcomes volunteers of all ages!  
We accept donations year-round and have many volunteers who sort, price, and arrange these books for our semi-annual book sales which are open to the public.
The money made during the book sales is used for budgeted library support, scholarships for library staff, special projects, and county literacy projects.
Hours for donations are:
      Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM,
      Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM - Noon