Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of attending my first book sale at the Germantown Library in Montgomery County, and let me just say that I regret not finding out about it sooner!

Once every month, the library hosts a book sale where they sell paperbacks and hardbacks for as little as 50 cents to a dollar to raise money for funding various activities. Apparently they started the book sale event around 6 months ago, so the whole ordeal was pretty new. I was unsure whether or not to attend because it was very early in the morning and I honestly thought the book selection wouldn’t be that varied.

My cousins forced me to go, and I need to share my excitement over the details! First of all, when we got there, we noticed that there was a huge line. That came as a surprise to me because I didn’t think this many people would be in attendance (and I was sort of ready to back out by now because I didn’t like crowds). But everyone in line was so enthusiastic and eager to share what books they would be looking for, and I found myself joining in their feelings. 

This one guy brought two whole bins and he struck up a conversation with us as we waited in line for the doors to open. “Is it always this busy?” I asked and he smiled. “Yeah! First timers? You’ll have a great time.” And he mentioned the type of books he collected such as nonfiction and how he sometimes came across rare editions that were worth a lot of money (his words not mine).

Anyway, when the doors finally opened, we quickly browsed the selections and I couldn’t contain my astonishment in seeing paperback and hardback copies of the Twilight series, Hunger Games, classic novels from authors like Jane Austen, etc. I had so much fun looking at all the books and trying to discover titles that I was familiar with. Everything was in mint condition, and I think I purchased around 6 books. 

So, I highly recommend you to find book sales in your local areas and support them. And you never know if you’ll also come across hidden gems!

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