25% OFF END OF YEAR SALE CONTINUES!

Annual Gift Book Sale

Welcome To Friends Online

Serving the Kalamazoo, Michigan Community

Sales from the Friends Bookstore and this online website support the programs of the Kalamazoo Public Library

Curbside Pick-up in the KPL Central parking lot. Park in one of the curbside pick-up slots and call 553-7950 to speak to a volunteer.

IN-STORE PICK-UP DURING ALL OPEN BOOKSTORE HOURS.
Wed. Noon - 6pm, Thurs - Sat 10am - 4pm

This week in our Online Bookstore

Crafts, Games & Puzzles

Children's Picture Books

Bogo: The Fox Who Wanted Everything by Susana Isern

We now have over 130 listings in Children's Picture Books. Many of these books are in gift-quality condition, as noted in the listing. Browse the collection for some terrific bargains.

The Peter Rabbit Library by Beatrix Potter

11 small format books in a cardboard sleeve

Sholom's Treaure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer

by Erica Silverman
Pictures by Mordicai Gerstein

Children's Picture Books

Classic Poetry & Literature

The Works of Jules Verne

A hardcover edition, with a leatherette cover and gilt-edged pages. Excellent condition.

Classics

Arias by Sharon Olds winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Poetry

Songs of Innocence and of Experience by William Blake

Poetry

The Sue Parish Memoirs

Collector's Cabinet

More New Listings

The Birds: Our Teachers Collection Edition

by John Stott
Included DVD of Biblical lessons from a lifetime bird watcher.

The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, [2002]

Eugene H. Peterson

New on Shopify

The Legend of Prizzt: Book II: The Crystal Shard, Streams or Silver, The Halfling's Gem

R.A. Salvatore [2013]

Wonders of the World

Puzzles

MORE ABOUT fRIENDS OF kpl

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FRIENDS

Becoming a member is another way to support the Friends mission. Your dues support many KPL programs and services.

Benefits of Membership
NEW!
For Members-only Pre Sale of our indoor Bag Sales.

Other Benefits include: 10% off all purchases in the Friends Bookstore. Members-only Presale our Annual Gift Books Sale. And 20% off one a Shopify order.

https://www.kpl.gov/category/friends-of-kpl/join-friends/

FRIENDS BOOKSTORE

December 12, 2024

The Friends Annual Gift Book Sale. Continues through December 28. We have an abundance of gift-quality books for holiday gift giving. Books for all ages. Our carts are replenished daily.

On the patio we have a nice selection ofHoliday books, CDs & DVDsfor half price.We have Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah items as well as Holiday Fiction.

Store hours:
Wednesday, Noon to 6:00 pm.
Thursday – Saturday 10
am to 4 pm.

The Friends Bookstore is located in the Lower Level of the Kalamazoo Public Library.

315 S. Rose St.
Downtown Kalamazoo
269-553-7820

DONATIONS

Donations closed December 23 & 25, January 1, 20, 22 & 25

We accept donations on Mondays and Saturdays from 10-12 and Wednesdays from 11-1 in the parking lot behind the Central Library.

If you would prefer to schedule an appointment to drop off your donation you can call 269.553.7950 and a volunteer will return your call.

Summer 2024 ... We have a particular need for Classics, Literature and Recent Fiction.

There is a limit of 4 boxes per person per day.

For more information about Friends organization go to our website at KPL:
https://www.kpl.gov/friends