Friends of the Hennepin County Library helps promote the many book sales run by local Friends chapters in the library system.
Books sold at these venues are a combination of gently-used books from the library collection and books donated by library patrons. With the help of hundreds of volunteers across the system, book sales raise financial support for the library and help distribute thousands of affordable books back into the community.
The general book donation policy for Hennepin County Library can be found here.
About the Event
Bargain hunters and book lovers take note: Friends of Penn Lake Library will hold a used book sale on May 9-10, 2026. Proceeds benefit Hennepin County Library. Questions? Email pennlake@supporthclib.org.
Book Donations
For inclusion in this sale, donations are accepted during library open hours from Saturday, May 2 to Thursday, May 7. Please note we CANNOT ACCEPT: water damaged books, mildewed or moldy books, encyclopedias, textbooks over 10 years old, travel or computer books over 3 years old, Reader’s Digest condensed books, or VHS tapes.
For the full library donation policy, see
here.
When
Sat, May 9, 2026, 9am – 4pm
Sun, May 10, 2026, 12 – 2pm
Member Presale
Fri, May 8, 2026, 2:30 – 4:30pm
Available to all Friends of HCL members regardless of library affiliation.
Bag Sale
Sun, May 10, 2026, 12 – 2pm
** Bag sales offer reduced pricing on a bag full of books at the end of a sale.
Click here for all upcoming book sales
