The Kimberling Area Library will host its annual book and baked sale October 11-12, 2024, at the library, 45 Kimberling Blvd., Kimberling City. Book sale hours are Friday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, October 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Preview sale for KALA members is Thursday, October 10, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The library sale will have thousands of books and learning materials collected from the public and ordered by the library for community member purchase. Sale items will include mostly fiction but also nonfiction on various topics, audio-books, jigsaw puzzles, DVD movies (including Disney), and musical CDs. Two collectible VHS series on Star Trek, The Deep Space Nine (vol. 1-67) and The Next Generation (vol. 1-85), will also be on sale. There is something for everyone to buy at amazing prices to provide learning enjoyment in the coming months.
Perhaps like many libraries, the Kimberling Area Library (KAL) engages in a systematic process to identify books for a book sale. KAL is unlike many libraries because it is totally run by volunteers who work 13 different weekly shifts to support library efficiency. The library calls for valuable and undamaged community donations of hardback and paperback books, DVDs, magazines, puzzles and games throughout the year meeting criteria posted at the library.
Donors receive a receipt documenting their donations and allowing KAL tracking for grant submissions and other needs. Sale books may also reflect books no longer checked out by patrons over the past five years. For community viewing ease, the sale will offer an organized system to display current authors and titles and some classics for wide audience appeal. Volunteers will also provide assistance with the purchasing process to help buyers. AND, a variety of baked goods by KAL volunteers will be available for sale at VERY reasonable prices for weekend enjoyment.
The annual book sale is a major fundraiser for KAL. As a privately held, non-for-profit organization, KAL depends on donations, grants and optional free library memberships to provide library benefits to persons living within 25 miles of Kimberling City and showing proof of that residency. The library depends on a staff of over 50 volunteers to maintain the library and its operations. Its mission seeks to promote learning in diverse ways and technologies and always welcomes more volunteers to meet that mission. For more information, please see www.kalib.org or call 417-739-2525.
The library staff looks forward to seeing interested readers on October 11 or 12 to celebrate learning, inform them of library services, and provide book sale great prices on diverse resources for learning!
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