ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Fill up your bookshelves with special finds during the return of the annual four-day JLC Book Sale.
Starting Wednesday, 20,000 to 25,000 books and more than 5,000 DVDs will be for sale during the family-run event. Attendees can also buy audiobooks, board games, video games and puzzles for cheap.
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The low-cost sale will go from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. between Wednesday and Saturday in building E at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds.
In a message on the JLC website, organizer Todd Whalen said tips collected during the sale will be given to a friend diagnosed with ALS. The Whalen family first started collecting tips for their friend Penny during a 2023 JLC event and raised $2,000.
Here’s how things work:
Community members donate items throughout the year through a free service called Give My Books. The Whalen family then sells the items for low prices during three sales and gives the money to a cause.
The first day of this month’s sale, Wednesday, April 17, is deemed “premium access” day and all books will cost $4. All children’s books will cost $2. Starting at 4 p.m., Ann Arbor area teachers buying books will get a 10% discount if they show proof of teaching at checkout.
The general sale opens at 9 a.m. on Thursday, April 18. Items will cost between $1-$5 each.
The Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds are at 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.