Second Hand Prose
Friends of the Oregon City Public Library
Used Book Store
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Location
The FOCPL Used Bookstore is located next to the Oregon City Antique Mall -
on Center Street between 6th & 7th, Oregon City, OR
Phone:
503-594-0261
Hours:
Monday through Saturday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Prices:
Our prices are set based on condition, age and source of books. Our general prices are:
- Hardback Fiction and non-fiction - $2.00 and up
- Paperback fiction and non-fiction - $1.50 and up
- Children's books prices begin at under $1.00
- VHS movies - $1.00 and up
- DVD movies - $2.00 and up
A small selection of our books are now offered online at http://www.librarybooksales.org/.
Donations:
Donations of used books, books-on-tape, DVD and VHS movies are welcome any time we are open. FOCPL is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization and your donations in good, resellable condition are tax deductible.
We are always in need of books about:
- Oregon (or Oregon travel guides under 5 years old)
- The Old West
- Native American
Also popular are:
- Current bestsellers
- Newer cookbooks
- Gardening books
- Recent craft, knitting, sewing books
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And....we always have shelf space for:
- Children's books
- Children's movies
- Young adult fiction
- Current fiction (published in the past 5 years)
- Mysteries - hardback or paperback, any age
- Science Fiction - hardback or paperback, any age
- Westerns - hardback or paperback, any age
- VHS or DVD movies from the past 5 years
- Non-fiction: war, sciences, biography, true crime
- Classics
- Music CDs
- Books on Tape or CD
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Other useful donations:
Books printed prior to 1930, holiday books, holiday craft instructions, 'coffee table' books, antique collector guides, and reference books.
Sets and series:
We accept the following Time-Life series: Old West, Cooking of the World, Cooking Made Easy. Due to limited shelf space we are usually unable to accept other series. Please e-mail us prior to donating any large sets or series.
Please note: due to limited space we cannot accept: |
Magazines
Textbooks
Readers Digest Condensed Books
General religion printed prior to 2000
Health or self-help books printed prior to 2000
Water damaged, mildewed or damaged books |
Encyclopedias
Cassette tapes
Diet books over 5 years old
Business books and Computer books
Time-Life or Sierra Club pictorial books |
Other Merchandise:
The Bookstore is offering a limited line of gift items. Stop in to see our selection.
Special Sales:
May through October, the Friends Used Bookstore participates as a vendor Saturday Oregon City Farmer's Market.
In store sales are offered throughout the year.
Sign up for our E-Mail list to receive monthly Bookstore coupons and advance notice of sales.
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Also, throughout the year we collect books for the December holidays and place them on display in early November. Shop early for the best selection!
| Our new 'store front'. The Friends of the Oregon City Library Used Bookstore doubled our space in October 2008. This photo shows our new sales and feature area. |
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The Children's Area has been moved toward the front of the book area. Fiction shelves are ringed around the children's area allowing parents the freedom to browse while still being able to see their chldren. |
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The Non-Fiction area has expanded to two large U-shaped areas at the back of the bookstore. These two areas allow a better view of the books than we had previously with narrow aisles. The complete bookstore has only one aisle, with the science fiction and mystery books, but even this aisle has been expanded to four feet wide, allow multiple browsers and wheelchair access. |
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The cookbooks, decorating, crafts and gardening sections have been moved into the new storefront allowing more opportunity for display and the ability to feature special books. |
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Volunteers:
Volunteers are needed to work as bookstore cashiers.
- Help with book sales
- Operate the cash register
- Assist with sorting, pricing and shelving books
Shifts are generally 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Shorter shifts are available for persons who want to help with pricing and shelving only.
We are always in need of several volunteers who can work on an on-call basis to help deal with large donations.
We also sort donated and withdrawn books at the library on Thursday mornings and transport the books to the bookstore - help is always welcome on our sorting crew.
If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail the Friends Used Bookstore at the address at the bottom of this page, or submit a volunteer application. You may also visit the bookstore on any Thursday when our manager and/or the volunteer coordinator are available.
Click here for our volunteer application.
To contact us, please send an e-mail to: FOCPL Used Bookstore
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