To our book sale community –
We want to thank you all for making this one of the most successful book sales EVER. The money we raise in support of the Media Upper Providence Free Library provides for so many programs that benefit Media, Upper Providence, and the surrounding community.
Every sale starts with the donations, and if it weren’t for the generous donations of our wider community, we would have nothing to sell. Collection bins will be out again starting November 1 st . Keep ‘em coming!
If it weren’t for all our dedicated book sorters, everyone would be digging through unorganized boxes to find their treasured reads. Our book sorters run the gamut from retired teachers and librarians to web designers, statisticians, nurses, engineers, administrators and clerks. They take each and every one of your treasured donations and carefully curate our collection so that you get a well-organized presentation.
If it weren’t for all the volunteers who show up on “game days” to keep traffic flowing, take money, straighten the shelves, and answer questions, it would be one big free-for-all.
Thank you to the Penncrest students who use their community service hours to help us with clean-up. After every sale, we start with empty shelves, so we rely on the Penncrest students to help us remove all the unsold books. It is quite a monumental task!
Thank you, too, to the Board of Trustees who show up at every sale to lend a hand and who have graciously given us dedicated space in the basement; to the library staff who are always helpful; to those of you who feed the sale day volunteers, to the Delaware County FOP and The Media Property Group who allow us to use their parking lots, and to the Media Police who make sure our loading zone stays clear.
The Renée B. Fisher Foundation, Inc. provides us with a hefty grant that allows teachers from Title I schools in Delaware County to fill their classroom libraries. Over the two sales, thousands of your donated books are now in classrooms helping students who wouldn’t otherwise have them. We want to thank the businesses who participated in our inaugural “Bookmarked in Media” promotion in helping to make this a Media-wide event. We hope that all of you took advantage of their giveaways and discounts, and we hope to make it bigger and better in April. Remember – the next sale is April 26 to April 28, 2025 (later in the month because of Passover and
Easter).
Questions, concerns, compliments (we like those), contact us via email (librarysalemupl@gmail.com).
Thank you!!!