Ongoing Sale Shelves
Browse our ongoing sale shelves throughout the year at Norman Central! As you walk toward the Children's area, you'll see a set of shelves to your left. All of these books are for sale from the Friends for $1 or 50 cents, and we also have magazines there for sale for 10 cents each. These materials are restocked several times a week, so check back for new items every time you visit the library! You can pay for your items at the Customer Service desk.
Fall into Spring Sale
This year, we're having our biggest sale in May instead of October to accommodate our move.
This is our sale to end all sales! The Friends take over FOUR rooms of Norman Central (Lowry Room, Room A/B, Gallery Room, and the Storytime Room in the Children's area). Both general sale ($1 and 50 cents) books and Better Books are available, as well as audiovisual materials like DVDs, audiobooks, VHS tapes, CDs, computer software, and other miscellaneous items like puzzles and games.
Room A/B - Better Books (individually-priced) categories such as fiction, performing arts, home/garden, family, travel, and children's
Gallery Room (circular room in center of library) - Better Books (individually-priced) categories such as military history, OU Press, local interest, history, and high value
Lowry Room - general sale books ($1 or 50 cents) in all categories except children's, AV items, miscellaneous items, sets
Storytime Room - general sale children's books, A/V, and activity books/materials
2019 Fall into Spring Book Sale
Norman Central Lowry Room
Fri, May 3 6:00 - 9:00 Regular sale (general public welcome)
Sat, May 4 9:00 - 6:00 Regular sale
Sun, May 5 1:00 - 6:00 Bag sale ($5 to fill up a provided bag) + half off Better Books
Volunteers who work at least one 4-hour shift receive a bag of free general sale books. Sign up to volunteer at signupgenius.com/go/10c0845aaaf29a0fe3-fonl1
Nonprofits and teachers can make arrangements after the sale to pick up leftover books for free! Call Carol at (405) 501-3096 to set up a time.
This is our sale to end all sales! The Friends take over FOUR rooms of Norman Central (Lowry Room, Room A/B, Gallery Room, and the Storytime Room in the Children's area). Both general sale ($1 and 50 cents) books and Better Books are available, as well as audiovisual materials like DVDs, audiobooks, VHS tapes, CDs, computer software, and other miscellaneous items like puzzles and games.
Room A/B - Better Books (individually-priced) categories such as fiction, performing arts, home/garden, family, travel, and children's
Gallery Room (circular room in center of library) - Better Books (individually-priced) categories such as military history, OU Press, local interest, history, and high value
Lowry Room - general sale books ($1 or 50 cents) in all categories except children's, AV items, miscellaneous items, sets
Storytime Room - general sale children's books, A/V, and activity books/materials
2019 Fall into Spring Book Sale
Norman Central Lowry Room
Fri, May 3 6:00 - 9:00 Regular sale (general public welcome)
Sat, May 4 9:00 - 6:00 Regular sale
Sun, May 5 1:00 - 6:00 Bag sale ($5 to fill up a provided bag) + half off Better Books
Volunteers who work at least one 4-hour shift receive a bag of free general sale books. Sign up to volunteer at signupgenius.com/go/10c0845aaaf29a0fe3-fonl1
Nonprofits and teachers can make arrangements after the sale to pick up leftover books for free! Call Carol at (405) 501-3096 to set up a time.
Cookbook Swap and Shop
This sale is in conjunction with Norman Central's annual Cooking Demonstration program. For this wonderful program, the library brings in a local restaurant chef to do a cooking demonstration and pass out delicious samples and other refreshments. Before and after the program, the Friends sell a wide variety of cookbooks and food-related books (like wine guides!). In addition, you can bring in your gently-used cookbooks and swap them for a selection of cookbooks provided by the Friends!
For example, you bring two dessert cookbooks from your collection before you gave up sugar, and you get two swap tickets to snag two new-to-you vegetarian cookbooks from the Friends swap table - and also go home with a sugar-free dessert cookbook you found for $3!
2019 Cookbook Swap and Shop
July 13, 2019
For example, you bring two dessert cookbooks from your collection before you gave up sugar, and you get two swap tickets to snag two new-to-you vegetarian cookbooks from the Friends swap table - and also go home with a sugar-free dessert cookbook you found for $3!
2019 Cookbook Swap and Shop
July 13, 2019
Norman Citywide Garage Sale
On the day of the Norman Citywide Garage Sale, FONL sets up outside in the Sorting Center parking lot - offering general sale books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and other miscellaneous items.
All either $1 or 50 cents!
This year our garage sale will include all of the shelving, bookcases, chairs, desks, and other materials from the Sorting Center as we prepare to move to the new library, individually-priced.
All either $1 or 50 cents!
This year our garage sale will include all of the shelving, bookcases, chairs, desks, and other materials from the Sorting Center as we prepare to move to the new library, individually-priced.
Small Program Sales
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We also have "mini-sales" associated with many of the library's amazing programs. At these programs, the Friends sell books and materials related to the program topic.
Some of the programs to look for include:
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