Pick up books, DVDs and CDs on the cheap at the December library sale in Indianapolis

Calling all readers: Mark your calendars.

The Indy Library Store next opens for business Dec. 8-12 in the Library Services Center at 2450 N. Meridian St. in Indianapolis.

It’s a chance to pick up recent bestsellers, classics, DVDs and Blu-rays, music CDs, LPs and audiobooks for cheap. There’s something for adults, kids and teens.

Merchandise includes materials discarded by the Indianapolis Public Library and donors from the community. 

The December sale is the last of 2023. The sale takes place nine times a year and includes Friend’s Day, Half-Price Day and Bag Day shopping opportunities.

Store proceeds support The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation, which funds programming. The sale started in 1982, then called Secondhand Prose; and has brought in more than $7.5 million for the Library Foundation.

The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation’s Friends of the Library members get early access, and therefore the best selection. Memberships start at $25 donations.

The Indy Library Store is also available online at Amazon, AbeBooks and eBay.

Prices:

• Adult hardback: $3
• Adult softback: $1
• Juvenile: $1
• Juvenile board books: $0.25
• DVDs/BluRay: $2./title
• CDs: $0.25/title
• Audio Books: $5/title
• Vinyl LPs: $2/title
• Magazines: $0.25

Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on X.com: @cherylvjackson.