Mar
29
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
11
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
12
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
26
11:00 AM11:00
April Educator Discount Day
We are pleased to offer Educator’s Discount Day at Rose City Reads & The Friends Library Store!
30% off Total Purchase on the Last Saturday of the Month.
Please bring proof of educator status, such as:
• Official School ID
• Website Staff Roster with accompanying ID
• A paystub
• An official letter from the school district
*Excludes Collector’s Corner Items
Rose City Reads Hours: 11am - 5pm / 221 NE 122nd Ave.
Friends Library Store Hours: Noon - 5pm / 801 SW 10th Ave.
May
31
11:00 AM11:00
Jun
28
11:00 AM11:00
Jul
26
11:00 AM11:00
July Educator Discount Day
We are pleased to offer Educator’s Discount Day at Rose City Reads & The Friends Library Store!
30% off Total Purchase on the Last Saturday of the Month.
Please bring proof of educator status, such as:
• Official School ID
• Website Staff Roster with accompanying ID
• A paystub
• An official letter from the school district
*Excludes Collector’s Corner Items
Rose City Reads Hours: 11am - 5pm / 221 NE 122nd Ave.
Friends Library Store Hours: Noon - 5pm / 801 SW 10th Ave.
Aug
30
11:00 AM11:00
Sep
27
11:00 AM11:00
Oct
25
11:00 AM11:00
October Educator Discount Day
We are pleased to offer Educator’s Discount Day at Rose City Reads & The Friends Library Store!
30% off Total Purchase on the Last Saturday of the Month.
Please bring proof of educator status, such as:
• Official School ID
• Website Staff Roster with accompanying ID
• A paystub
• An official letter from the school district
*Excludes Collector’s Corner Items
Rose City Reads Hours: 11am - 5pm / 221 NE 122nd Ave.
Friends Library Store Hours: Noon - 5pm / 801 SW 10th Ave.
Nov
29
11:00 AM11:00
Dec
27
11:00 AM11:00
Mar
22
12:00 PM12:00
Mar
21
12:00 PM12:00
Mar
8
11:00 AM11:00
Mar
7
11:00 AM11:00
Feb
22
12:00 PM12:00
FLASH SALE - FRIENDS LIBRARY STORE @ CENTRAL
50% OFF ALL MUGS & RUTH BADER GINSBURG GIFT ITEMS
Feb
22
11:00 AM11:00
Feb
21
12:00 AM00:00
FLASH SALE - FRIENDS LIBRARY STORE @ CENTRAL
50% OFF ALL MUGS & RUTH BADER GINSBURG GIFT ITEMS
Dec
28
11:00 AM11:00
Nov
30
11:00 AM11:00
Nov
29
to Nov 30
Black Friday & Shop Small Business Saturday
Both Rose City Reads & The Friends Library Store @ Central will celebrate Black Friday and Shop Small Business Saturday.
Oct
26
11:00 AM11:00
Oct
20
to Oct 26
National Friends of Libraries Week
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries week by joining or renewing your membership!
Sep
28
11:00 AM11:00
Aug
31
11:00 AM11:00
Jun
29
11:00 AM11:00
Jun
11
5:45 PM17:45
2024 Annual Membership Meeting
Please join us for the 2024 Friends of the Library Annual Meeting as we bid farewell to our departing board members and introduce our new board members for the Friends Membership to approve.
Light refreshments and beverages will be served, and the meeting is open to all current FOL members. Renew online in advance or at the meeting.
Our featured speaker is local author Brianna Wheeler who will share exciting highlights from her memoir, Altogether Different.
The Friends Library Store will be open from 4:45-5:45 on the day of the event.
May
25
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
27
11:00 AM11:00
Apr
7
to Apr 13
Mar
30
11:00 AM11:00
Feb
24
11:00 AM11:00
Jan
27
11:00 AM11:00
Oct
15
to Oct 21
National Friends of Libraries Week
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries week by joining or renewing your membership!
Jul
12
5:45 PM17:45
Friends Annual Meeting
Please join us for the 2023 Friends of the Library Annual Meeting as we bid farewell to our departing board members and introduce our new board members for the Friends Membership to approve. Appetizers and beverages will be served, and the meeting is open to all current FOL members. Renew online in advance or at the meeting.
Our featured speaker will be Katie O'Dell, Library Capital Bond Deputy Director who will share exciting highlights of library renovation projects including details of the new East County Library.
Apr
3
to Apr 9
Oct
28
to Oct 31
Fall Used Book Sale
Book Sale October 28-31
For the sake of our volunteers, staff and community, please be prepared to wear a mask while you shop. Many thanks!
Members Only Pre-Sale
Friday, October 28, 6pm-9pm Collector’s Corner & Top Shelf
We’ll have a roster of current members at the sale door and memberships will be available for purchase/renewal at the sale. We strongly encourage signing up before the day of the sale!
General Sale
Saturday, Oct 29, 9am-5pm Collector’s Corner & Top Shelf
Sunday, Oct 30, 10am-4pm - Educators get 50% off with ID
Monday, Oct 31, 9am-3pm - 50% off EVERYTHING or $25/box
Location
Lloyd Center DoubleTree Hotel Exhibit Hall
1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland, Oregon 97232
Getting There
Easy TriMet and MAX access - Lloyd Center stop serviced by Red, Blue, and Green MAX lines.
Parking available on street and in the on-site parking garage. $3 parking vouchers available.
The Selection
One of our biggest sales yet! 65,000+ items!
• Gently used books
• Audiovisual materials
• Sheet music, comics, pamphlets, and maps
Categories
Architecture, Art, Biography, Children's, Classics, Comics, Cooking, Crafts, Gardening, History, Hobbies, Literature, Math, Mystery, Old Books, Performing Arts, Poetry, Popular Fiction, Reference, Romance, Science, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Sports, Travel, Westerns, DVDs, CDs, LPs, Audio Books, and many others
In addition to the general inventory, the Collector's Corner/Top Shelf on Friday and Saturday offers a tempting selection of unusual and vintage books. You will discover hard-to-find books by iconic children’s book authors & illustrators, scholarly/academic titles, lots of books on literature, a collection of books on Japanese naval warfare (tons of photos and diagrams), a trove of Oregon high school & college yearbooks, and an excellent cache of DVDs and paper ephemera. We will also feature Top Shelf books—stock that would normally have sold in our Central Library Friends store and is a carefully chosen selection of recent fiction and non-fiction in pristine condition. Everything in Collector’s Corner/Top Shelf is hand picked and special. Come explore!
Scanners, Smartphones & Electronic Devices Usage
Allowed only during General Sale (not during Friday's Members Only Pre-Sale), at book sale tables, and on individual items. Items may not be set aside to be scanned later.
Oct
16
to Oct 22
National Friends of Libraries Week
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries week by joining or renewing your membership!
Oct
22
to Oct 25
Fall Used Book Sale - Cancelled
Due to COVID-19, the 2021 Fall Used Book Sale is Cancelled
Oct
23
to Oct 26
Fall Used Book Sale - Cancelled
Due to the ongoing pandemic, we have cancelled our 2020 Fall Used Book Sale.
Jun
10
6:00 PM18:00
