Waco community comes together for annual book sale

By Dylan Sciacca | Reporter What began as a book sale has grown to be a large community effort supported by donations and volunteers year-round. Books find new homes with readers as the sale continues to support the local library and encourage people to keep reading. The Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library Book Sale runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at BASE Extraco Events Center, where thousands of used books are sold for cheap. The event gives community members a chance to discover new reading material and support the local library at the same time. Amy Swanson, Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library Board president, said there are plenty of books for all types of book enthusiasts. “We had, I think, almost 75 pallets this year … we do not know the exact number of books, but there are between 80,000 and 100,000,” Swanson said.

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