Sales

Support the Library by buying books, CDs, and DVDs. Sales support the Berkeley Public Library’s free community programs. 

The CENTRAL LIBRARY Bookstore is open Mon 12–4 and Tues–Sat 10–4
 The CHANNING Bookstore is open Tues–Sat 10–4 

Please note: ONLY cash or checks for purchases at Central; credit/debit cards accepted at Channing.

 The CENTRAL LIBRARY BOOKSTORE

The Friends Bookstore at the Central Library is just to the right as you enter. We have 2 sale tables, and both will be overflowing during the coming weeks.

August Sales

August 3-8: Quirky Books. Towel origami, cats, Moby-duck, and books with F*ck in the title. We call these quirky and you will be amused by the selection.

August 10-15: Teaching Company Great Courses! Huge selection of DVD and CD sets of the world’s taught knowledge – history, science, arts and letters, music, math and physics, etc. New sealed sets are $7, used DVD sets are $4; used CD sets are $3. Yes, you can stream or rent these, but for these prices you can own the media and coursebooks, and proceed at your own pace. 

August 17-22: Vintage Books. Everything that’s old is not necessarily valuable, but you will find that older books have bindings and typography that is distinct from new publications.

August 24-29: Vintage sci-fi. Paperbacks with colorful and out-of-this-world covers. Ray guns, rockets, space aliens, and time travel. Worth a trip to the Friends Central bookstore. Also this week, surprise! There’s another sale table To Be Determined!

The CHANNING BOOKSTORE

The Channing Way Bookstore is located at 2433 Channing on the ground floor of the Telegraph-Channing garage. Our “Free Books” carts are stocked daily with books that we cannot sell, but are free for you to take and enjoy, or to refill your Little Free Library! The carts are currently available during all open hours and are located outside the store by the front entrance. Park in the parking structure: first hour is $1, or, use one of the pedestrian entrances on Channing Way or Durant Avenue (note: the latter is not wheelchair accessible).

August Sales

Back to School Reading! What is it? A little of everything – books about education (early childhood, K-12, adult), how-tos (“Dummies”). Fiction and non-fiction. Hogwarts and Harvard. Come check out the sales table this month at the Channing store.

AT BOTH STORES……

• Heavy-duty Tote Bags $5 • Ephemera (pamphlets, booklets, etc.) • Postcards (25¢) • Multi-disk CDs • Comics (and graphic novels) for kids and adults • Greeting cards 25¢ • Maps (old and new) • Friends of the Library T-Shirts: adult sizes $20; child sizes $15.

Friends Channing Bookstore
Tuesday-Saturday 10-4
2433 Channing Way, Berkeley 94704
510-841-5604

Friends Central Library Store (on the first floor of the Central Library)
Monday 12-4, Tuesday-Saturday 10-4
2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley 94704
510-981-6211