Welcome to the Used Bookstore!
The Friends of Glenview Public Library operates a thriving Used Bookstore, conveniently located in the southwest corner of the Library lobby and is open during regular Library hours (see below for hours). Stop by and browse the well-organized collection of hundreds of donated books and other media and take advantage of monthly special offers. New books arrive daily for every age and interest.
Bookstore Hours
Monday-Thursday 9 AM-9 PM
Friday 9 AM-6 PM
Saturday 9 AM-5 PM
Sunday 1-5 PM
All hours subject to volunteer availability.
Current Monthly Half-Price Sale: May
Biographies, Memoirs, Essays and Criticism, Government, and Politics, Presidents and Cultural Studies
Book Donation Guidelines
The Friends appreciate every donation and recognize that the Used Bookstore would not exist without community support. We ask that all donated items be in good condition. Unfortunately, we cannot accept items that are water damaged, stained, annotated (highlighting, underlining, or other writing in the margins), showing signs of mold, falling apart (broken bindings), or in overall poor condition.
Drop off items at the Used Bookstore, located in the southwest corner of the Library lobby.
Accepted
- Gently used books in good condition
- Fiction or nonfiction books for adults or children
- Classics in good condition
- Recent best-sellers
- Computer/technology books published within the last three years
- Textbooks, business, and reference books published within the last five years
- Health and medical books published within the last eight years
- Travel guides published within the last five years
- CDs/DVDs/videogames in good working condition
- Sheet music and LPs
- Autographed books
- Books with minimal dedications on the title pages
Not Accepted
- Books in poor condition (including damaged, torn, or broken bindings; dirty, moldy, or water damaged pages; or containing highlights, underlining, or markings)
- Encyclopedia sets
- Dated nonfiction
- Pamphlets/booklets
- Binders from classes or seminars with loose materials
- Cassettes/VHS tapes
- Empty CD/DVD cases
- Magazines (including National Geographic)
Donation receipts listing the number and types of books/materials donated are available. Please ask the volunteer on duty for a form. Please note that we will not estimate or confirm the amount of your donation.
Volunteer with Us!
Do you love books? We do too! We are always looking for volunteers to help with various activities at the Used Bookstore. Primary activities include: shelving, organizing, pricing, checking/sorting donated items, and making sales.
Please complete a volunteer application today!
The Used Bookstore could not run without dedicated volunteers. Each and every volunteer helps contribute to the mission and will be recognized at a yearly Volunteer Appreciation dinner. Come have some fun, meet great people, and make a difference for our amazing Library. Become a volunteer today!
Have other questions? Please contact us!