Friends of the CCBC Fall Book Sale
Get super bargains on brand-new and gently used hardcover and paperback books for children and young adults. There is a pre-sale for Friends members - visitors may join the Friends of the CCBC at the sale. Save even more by joining the Friends. Free weekend parking for visitors in UW Lots 33 and 45.
Bargains galore! Novel pricing!
$2 hardcover fiction
$2 paperbacks
$4 hardcover picture books and nonfiction
Older books (2010 and older) are just $3 a BAG!
Special deal: All new books (copyright 2011 and later) will be $1 during the final hour of the sale, from noon to 1 p.m.
Friends of the CCBC
The CCBC is a noncirculating examination, study, and research library for Wisconsin school and public librarians, teachers, early childhood care providers, university students, and others interested in children's and young adult literature, and administers the statewide Read On Wisconsin literacy program. The CCBC is part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) School of Education (SoE), and receives additional support from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
This active organization with over 700 members sponsors programs to develop public appreciation for children's literature and provides funds for many projects at the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Anyone interested in children's and young adult literature is welcome to join.
The Friends publisher a newsletter three times a year that provides information on current Friends activities as well as what is happening at the CCBC. Frequently, the Friends newsletter includes original "Meet the Experts" interviews with authors, illustrators, and children's and young adult literature specialists, as well as occasional newsletter extras.