FRIENDS??? BOOK SALE TO FEATURE ???COLLECTORS??? CORNER???
Volunteer members of the Friends of the East Providence Public Library sort through thousands of books each year in preparation for their fall and spring book sales. On occasion, among the boxes and bags of donated books, they discover a special or unusual book that catches their eye. These collectible books will be featured at the Fall Book Sale at Weaver Library on Members Only Preview Night, Thursday, October 11 from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Friday to Sunday, October 12 to 14 during library hours.
A list of these special books is available on the Friends of the East Providence Library web page on the East Providence Public Library website, www.eastprovidencelibrary.org. ?? Just click on ???Your Library???, then ???Friends of the Library??? and click on ???Collectors??? Corner.??? The books are listed with a short description and price on the site. Dozens of books are featured on a wide variety of topics. Some were published in the 1800’s or the turn of the century. More are added as they arrive.
Among the current books offered in the Collectors??? Corner is an 1883 ten-volume set of Lingard???s History of England for $50. Step back into childhood with a selection of first edition books by noted author and illustrator Tasha Tudor.
Enjoy classics such as The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson in gold embossed Moroccan leather for $10 or an autographed copy of Ruth Wakefiled???s Tollhouse Tried and True Recipes, including her famous chocolate chip cookies, for $5.
A selection of large format atlases are available, and for the sports fans, The Definitive Red Sox Century, priced at $10.
Following the book sale, the collection will be available for viewing by appointment only by sending an email to
As with The Friends??? seasonal sales and ongoing book sale, all proceeds from the Collectors??? Corner benefit the East Providence Public Library.