Toronto Reference Library is getting a free-entry book sale where most items are priced at $2.
The Treasures Book Sale at Beeton Hall is happening this weekend from Sept. 19 to Sept. 21 with thousands of rare, collectible, vintage, and first edition books starting from $2.
Some of those books include Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes, and The Fatherland by Robert Harris.
There will also be rare mystery book collections, high quality art and photography books, vintage children’s books, folio editors, and signed first editions, according to Friends of Toronto Public Library Communications Director Amanda Cheung.
Other materials such as bookmarks and publicly donated items from the library will be on sale, starting at $2 and increase depending on quality.
“We have also usually had CDs, DVDs, LPs and vinyl, vintage campaign buttons – lots of interesting items come to us through public donations! It’s always a surprise what you’ll find at one of our sales,” Cheung told Now Toronto.
Since it’s first come first serve, Torontonians need to make sure they bring their own bag, but a library card is not needed.
People can visit the book sale at the reference library from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and until 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The book sale is voluntarily run by the Friends of Toronto Public Library who use the money to fund library programs like Young Voices magazine and other services.
“This is the third year in a row that the Treasures Sale will be at the Toronto Reference Library. Previously, the sale was held every other year, but we have experienced an increase of high-quality donations that have allowed us to host the sale yearly since 2022,” Cheung said.
Friends of Toronto Public Library also runs two used book stores across the city called BOOKEnds, which sells used fiction and nonfiction books as well as CDs, DVDs, and LPs for $1 or less year-round.
