Annual Book Sale

About the annual book sale

Our annal books sale is our main fundraising event. In years past, usually in October, we host a days-long book sale at the Pendleton Convention Center. Last year we sold more than 5,000 items and raised over $14,000 to support the Pendleton Public Library. Arranging the annual book sale is a huge organizational feat, and we are immensely grateful for the community's steadfast support every year. We wish to thank all the dozens of volunteers who make the PFOL book sale such a success, including the Blue Mountain Community College Men's Basketball Team.

2025 Book Sale

The dates for the 2025 Book Sale were Thursday 10/23/2025 - Saturday 10/25/2025. As usual, we held the Book Sale at the Pendleton Convention Center. We are happy to report that the sale was one of our most successful in our history, with us surpassing the amount of money we raised for the library last year by several hundred dollars. We wish to extend our gratitude to all the dedicated volunteers and financial contributors who made the sale a success!

2026 Book Sale

We are shaking things up with our annual book sale this year! First, the dates for this year’s sale are Friday 10/23/2026 - Sunday 10/25/2026. Please mark your calendars!

Also, please note that we are at a new location this year: The Pendleton Recreation Center, right next door to the library.

Our early bird sale will be held on Friday evening (as opposed to the usual Thursday evening), and the sale will be open all day Saturday and open until late afternoon on Sunday. We hope these new hours will help make the book sale more accessible to those who are working during the weekdays.

We’ll be bringing you additional updates regarding the 2026 PFOL Book Sale throughout the year. Stay tuned!

BMCC men's basketball team lends a hand to the Pendleton Public Library - East OregonianPENDLETON — Pizza, cookies and a worthwhile endeavor were all the Blue Mountain Community College Men’s basketball team needed to help the Friends of the Library. The players spent five hours moving countless boxes of books and other media from the basement of the Pendleton Library on Oct. 24, helped load them onto trucks, and […]

Book sale supports Pendleton library - East OregonianPENDLETON — Bill Jackson wasn’t looking for any particular genres as he browsed the Pendleton Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale on Friday, Oct. 27. “Most anything will take my fancy,” he said. “I’ve got this disease, which is reading.” TrendingHermiston man dies in crash in Malheur CountyBREAKING: Oregon AG sues former Morrow County […]

Book donations

Donations are no longer accepted inside the library. Please read below for information on how to donate books to Pendleton Friends of the Library.

-Donations of 20 boxes or fewer will be accepted on Monday evenings, from 7:00 - 8:00 PM, at the back door of the City Hall building (500 SW Dorion Ave). Please knock on the door at the end of the ramp and our volunteers will assist you.

-Donations of more than 20 boxes must be done by appointment. You may also make an appointment if your schedule prohibits a Monday night donation.

Appointments can be made by sending an email to PendletonFriendsOfTheLibrary@gmail.com or by leaving your contact information with library staff.

Please note that we cannot accept TEXT BOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, READER’S DIGESTS, MAGAZINES, OR COMPUTER/SOFTWARE MANUALS.

More information

Occasionally, we also hold mini sales inside the library. These sales include high quality new or very gently used books. We also often have literary themed gifts and sometimes even baked goods.

We advertise our mini sales on our Facebook page, as well as this site. Please ‘like’ us on Facebook to get updates: https://www.facebook.com/PendletonFriendsoftheLibrary/?ref=bookmarks

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