We took some time this evening to hit the used book sale at one of our local libraries tonight. We were told to show up early because it would get busy, since the sale started at 6:00 we figured showing up at 5:30 would be plenty early… we were at the back of a very substantial line. Apparently this is quite the event for the local community. I figured I’d find a book or two, pay my $0.50, and be on my way. Boy was I wrong.

When you walk in the door to the 20×20 room with 40 other people they hand you a box — and yes, you’ll need it. There are literally thousands of books on display in the small room and people are wasting no time filling up their boxes, with dozens of volumes on every conceivable subject. I couldn’t resist. I took my empty brown box and began filling it with the ridiculously discounted tomes ( I found a book I’d bought for school earlier this year on sale for $1.00… I paid about $80).

When the dust settled 45 minutes later, the two of us had amassed a collection of 25 books and one copy of QuickBasic 4.5 that I simply couldn’t pass up (for $1.00). I’m not sure what I’m going to do with it… it’s the 5.25″ disk edition.

So if you hear about a book sale at your local library you should really check it out. The bargains are astounding.