Library book sale

Many libraries periodically discard books and readers can purchase these books at a very low price.

Compared to the sale at a book store, the prices are usually lower, but the books may be  in a bad condition.  In a book store, the book is likely to be new.

Not returning a library book

If  you do not return a library book you

• Have to pay the value of the book
• Pay a late fee for  the delay in informing the  library about the loss of the book.

Circulation libraries

Libraries for a long time were repositories of written knowledge (like the monastery libraries in the Middle Ages), and people could go there to read the manuscripts.

Benjamin Franklin started the first circulation library in Philadelphia. Boston had the first free public library. US has the largest number of free libraries.

Library usage

In many cities, the usage of libraries has  greatly decreased over the past few years. Many prefer to read books and ebooks online or on their computer,  but still nothing beats the convenience or comfort of reading a book  anywhere you want.

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Books and authors

Some popular books and authors are:

Flannery O’Connor’s complete works
-Steinbeck
-Thoreau
-”Don Quixote”
-Alexandre Dumas
-”Peter Pan”
-”Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”
-”Things Fall Apart”
-”A Grain of Wheat”
-”The Motorcycle Diaries”
-”The Rum Diary” and other works by Hunter S. Thompson

the sun also rises – hemmingway
1984 – orwell
animal farm – orwell
the stand – king
the dark tower series – king
the importance of being ernest – wilde
the adventures of huckleberry finn – twain
the grapes of wrath – steinbeck
Lord of the Flies
To Kill a Mockingbird
Catcher in the Rye
Brave New World, 1984
Great Gatsby
Crucible
Shakespearean plays

Book design

Since each book will be read multiple times and be subject to rough handling,  it is not advisable to purchase paperback books for a library.  Hardcover books are more expensive, but are preferred.

The books placed on the exterior sides of library and exposed to the elements (rain , snow , sunlight ), so they should have  a  hard cover.

Library book suppliers

The two largest book distributors in the U.S.,  who have school library supply programs  are:

http://www.btol.com/s_library.cfm

http://www.ingramlibrary.com/progserv/K12/default.asp

Betterworld is a supplier of used books at competitive rates

http://www.betterworld.com/List.aspx?Category_ID=17&

Library books

Books in a lending library can be categorized as:
non-fiction
fiction
mystery books
children’s books
reference books

For stocking a library you could get books from:
library book sale
used bookstore
thrift shops
Goodwill stores may have book lots
Websites like Powells connect different dealers and sellers and have books available at discounted rates.
Contact friends,relatives and others who wish to donate books.
Scrap shop

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