{"id":183,"date":"2017-10-04T20:54:54","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2026-03-20T03:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:18:58","slug":"annual-book-sale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/book-sales\/annual-book-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Book Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Welcome, booklovers, to the 2026 Friends sale!<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2>Ballroom, 2nd floor of the Memorial Union<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-PRICES-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-PRICES-260x300.jpg 260w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2024-PRICES.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 85vw, 260px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Come visit our annual book sale. <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cash, checks and cards accepted! ATMs in the building.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>5 to 7 p.m. <strong>Wednesday, March 25 <\/strong>for students (free) and\u00a0members ($20\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/join\/\">memberships<\/a>\u00a0sold at the door)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u00a0<strong>Thursday, March 26<\/strong> for the general public.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t forget that during the last hour of the sale on Friday (3-4pm) we have our <strong>$5 bag sale<\/strong>! $5 for all the books you can fit in a brown paper grocery bag! (some restrictions apply)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thousands of used books will be available, priced from 50 cents to $2.00, covering subjects of interest to students, families, and children. <strong>This year we have particularly large donations in history, mathematics, and music, but all areas of fiction and non-fiction will be well stocked.<\/strong> Cash and cards are accepted with ATM in the building. Parking meters are adjacent to the MUB and campus parking is always free after 4 PM.<\/p>\n<p>The sale will be held in the Memorial Union Building (MUB) Ballroom on the second floor. \u00a0Parking is available at meters and in a pay lot adjacent and all campus parking is free after 4pm.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3933.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-451 \" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3933-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2017 FMTL Book Sale at the MUB\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3933-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3933.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 85vw, 384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2017 FMTL Book Sale at the MUB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-452\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3935.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-452 \" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3935-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2017 FMTL Book Sale at the MUB\" width=\"381\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3935-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3935.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 85vw, 381px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Many library withdrawals (Friday only) at the FMTL Book Sale at the MUB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-450\" style=\"width: 281px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-450 \" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3928-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2017 FMTL Book Sale at the MUB\" width=\"281\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3928-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3928.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 85vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The FMTL Book Sale at the MUB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4851.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-449\" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4851-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4851-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4851-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4851-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4851.jpg 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4858.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-448\" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4858-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4858-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4858-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4858-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4858.jpg 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sorting and adding more books to the 2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-447\" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4861-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4861-1024x747.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4861-300x219.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4861-768x560.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4861.jpg 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots of academic and popular books at the 2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-446\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4862.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-446\" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4862-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4862-1024x754.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4862-300x221.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4862-768x565.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4862.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paperback fiction at the 2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4866.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-445\" src=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4866-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4866-1024x757.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4866-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4866-768x568.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_4866.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excited shoppers plunge in for the <strong>$5 bag sale<\/strong> at the 2016 FMTL Book Sale at the Opie Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome, booklovers, to the 2026 Friends sale! Ballroom, 2nd floor of the Memorial Union Come visit our annual book sale. Cash, checks and cards accepted! ATMs in the building. 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 for students (free) and\u00a0members ($20\u00a0memberships\u00a0sold at the door) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\u00a0Thursday, March 26 for the general public. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/book-sales\/annual-book-sale\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Annual Book Sale&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":55,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-183","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1017,"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions\/1017"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lib.sites.mtu.edu\/friends\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}