Welcome to the Friends of the Rochester Public Library Book Sales page.
Besides the Friends Bookstore, we offer two other ways to shop: in-person auditorium book sales and our online eBay store. Each section is listed below.
Auditorium Book Sales
Next Large Book Sale
Library Auditorium
Autumn Book Sale
October 9-11
For Friends members only:
Thursday, October 8 | 5-7 p.m.
*Friends memberships can be purchased at the door
Open to the General Public:
Friday, Oct 9 | 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct 10 | 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct 11 | 12 - 4:00 p.m.
Stay Connected
Join our special email list to be notified about upcoming sales in the library auditorium and the Friends Bookstore.
The Friends of the Library hosts four large book sales each year in the library’s auditorium. These events are a great way to shop for books at fantastic prices! Explore fiction and nonfiction for all ages, plus DVDs, music CDs, and sheet music.
Future Large Book Sales
Gift Quality Book and Bake Sale December 4-5, 2026
Winter Book Sale February 5-7, 2027
Friends Member Preview: February 4, 2027
Rochesterfest Book Sale June 25-27, 2027
Friends Member Preview: June 24, 2027
These large book sales are held in the library’s auditorium.
Online Book Sales
Beyond our in-person sales, higher-value books and other items are sold online whenever possible. Some of our volunteers manage eBay or Amazon accounts on behalf of the Friends, while others work directly with online used-book vendors.
Large Book Sales with Fantastic Prices!
February, June, October
A large room with bookshelves filled with books, tables of sorted books, and a clock on the wall.
The image shows books arranged on tables and shelves. There are signs indicating sections such as 'Computer, Textbooks, Dictionaries & References' and 'Business & Finance.' There are cardboard boxes filled with books and a basket on the floor. The space is well-lit.
Bookshelves filled with books and DVDs in a large room, with signs indicating sections such as 'Cookbooks' and 'Old/Unusual.'
People browsing bookshelves in a large room.
Books arranged on tables and shelves at a used bookstore or library sale. Signs categorize sections such as 'Politics, Social Issues, & Law,' 'Fine Arts, Poetry, Literature, Art & Music,' 'History,' and others.
Colorful book cart with multiple shelves filled with children's books inside a room. The cart has yellow, green, and red bins, and a sign on the side reads 'Picture'.
Bookshelves filled with books, with a sign labeled 'Chapter' on the wall. The books are organized on tables and shelves, with some facing forward to display their covers.
Multiple cardboard boxes filled with books, labeled with colorful sticky notes for organization, placed on tables in a room with beige walls and a blue carpet.
