Join the Friends of the Mount Prospect Public Library for a two-day
Fall Sale featuring deals on books, movies, music and more!
Sat. October 19
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Sun. October 20
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mount Prospect Public Library
10 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Shop all three sale areas
BETTER BOOKS & AV (Meeting Room A, upstairs)
Our best quality books, graphic novels, movies and TV series on Blu Ray and DVD, vinyl records, audio books, console video games, puzzles, tabletop games, Gold Mine section and more
FRIENDS ROOM (lower level by elevator)
Adult, young adult and children's books, including textbooks and world language books, plus games, puzzles, sheet music and more
25¢ AREA (parking garage, outdoors)
Everything is 25¢, including adult, young adult, and children's books, CDs, large type books and more
October Sale featured items
- 500+ late 2023 and 2024 novels
- 70+ muscle/classic cars and designers books, like-new condition
- 20+ scams & financial crimes and their perpetrators books
- 40+ Chilton and other car repair manuals, 1960's - 1970's, 50¢ each
- 100+ elementary grades student workbooks
- World language books including Italian and East Asian languages
- Craft supplies
Find great deals on...
Adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction
Chapter books and books for middle-grade readers
Board books, picture books, and books for early readers
Audio books
Music CDs
Vinyl records
Movies & TV on DVD & Blu-ray
Puzzles
Board games
Video games for Wii, Xbox
Comic books
Graphic novels
Song books
Sheet music
Large type books
Reference and textbooks
Friends membership is not required
The public is invited to join us on both sale days
Admission is free
THERE IS NO FRIDAY PREVIEW SALE
So many reasons to shop...
Wide selection
Thousands of books of all types, for all ages (50% hardcover, 25% children’s)
Amazing bargains
Most books cost a dollar or less, many are only 25¢ (our "better" books in Meeting Room A are individually priced, as marked)
New releases
Shop hundreds of hardcover bestsellers released this year and the last by today's most popular authors
Mostly new sale items
Most items are appearing in our sale for the first time (not "picked over")
Great condition
Books are generally in good condition or better; many in fine condition or "like new" (majority not ex-library)
Easy to browse
Nonfiction is sorted by subject in the Better Books Room and Friends Room
Fiction is sorted and alphabetized by author in the Friends Room
Credit cards accepted
with a small convenience fee
$2 for purchases under $100
$5 for purchases over $100
$8 for purchases over $250
Now accepting contactless and chip payments by debit card, credit card, Apple Pay and Google Pay
Scanners welcome
Please only remove books from tables or shelves that you intend to purchase
Checkout assistance and handcarts are available for larger purchases
Free parking
Plenty of parking in the Library garage
World languages
An assortment of books available in languages other than English
Be a Mount Prospector at the "Gold Mine"
Check out the special sale section we call the "Gold Mine" where you can mine the perfect gem - that awesome find you didn't know you had to have. Fun items, vintage and delicate items, best condition books, specialized collections, autographed books, rare and quirky books, games, puzzles, AV, adult books, and white elephant gifts. Discover the "Gold Mine" in the "Better Books Room".