July 19, 2008 -  Paperback Sale

Our popular Paperback Book Sale will be held Saturday, July 19 from 9 AM to 4 PM . The sale is open to the public with no membership required. Sales items range from paperback novels to larger fiction and non-fiction trade press books on all subjects. There will also be magazines for sale.  Come and review the many thousands of fine paperbacks at bargain prices.

October 17 & 18, 2008 Hardback Sale

Friday, October 17 - Friends Only pre-sale from 2 PM to 6 PM with memberships sold at the door starting at 1 PM.  Saturday October 18 - public sale from 9 AM to 4 PM. Once again the Friends will offer a great selection of encyclopedias, reference materials, children's books, and thousands of books on a vast array of topics - all at bargain prices. A variety of records, CDs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, and DVDs will be offered. Click on the membership link below to see how you can become a Friend of the Torrance Library for a very modest fee and be notified in advance of exact sales dates and times. Membership also allows you to participate in the Friends only hardback presale.

       Your donations are needed! The heart and soul of our book sales are your donations of materials.  Keep them coming!

Ongoing Sales

Near the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library checkout counter, the Friends of the Torrance Library maintain three tray tables of bargain-priced quality hardbound books. Take these items to the checkout counter and pay for them. A bookshelf of paperbacks and magazines is located nearby along the wall. All paperback bookshelf items (paperbacks and magazines) are 50 cents . Payment for these is to be placed in the metal cashbox on the top right hand end shelf. Both tray tables and the paperback bookshelf are restocked daily.