Back in Business!

Back in Business!

The Friends lower-level Book Shop and our lobby Friends Shop are both now open for business as usual. Visit either one today to find an array of high-quality items! Our lobby Friends Shop offers retail items including greeting cards, home décor, office/study supplies, and a selection of quality used books and DVD’s. Our lower-level Book Shop is the best used book shop in town! There you’ll find high-quality, gently-used books, DVD’s, CD’s, LP’s, audiobooks, and more! Most items are priced $1, and we restock weekly. We accept your donations! Please check our guidelines for donating, then bring your items to the Donations Area in the lobby. We always welcome new Friends! Join the Friends as a member or a volunteer…and join the fun of being…

A New Chapter in the Book Shop: Grand Re-Opening!

A New Chapter in the Book Shop: Grand Re-Opening!

 “How did you pay for the improvements?” “Does this mean you’ll have less to give less to the Library?” “Was it really necessary?” These are some of the questions we’ve been asked lately as we worked through the renovations of our Friends Book Shop. So while we’ve been counting down the days to our Grand Re-Opening, we wanted to take today to count our blessings and explain how it all came about. First, the renovation is fully paid for by the Friends of the Troy Public Library and was not financed or completed at the expense of any taxpayer. As a non-profit organization, we are not connected to the City or the City finances. None of the funding generated by our TPL millage is filtered…