Cumberland County Library Book Sale Returns for 2 February Dates

Book lovers, your time has come, as the Cumberland County Public Library has announced two February dates for its latest book sale.

The Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library Book Sale will be held Feb. 21-22 for "Friends" members and for non-members on Feb. 25-26.

The program, run by the Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library, will still require appointments to get any shopping in.

Books of all types will be available in the sale, which will take place at the Cumberland County Public Library Headquarters Building at 300 Maiden Lane in Downtown Fayetteville.

Visitors are encouraged to bring their own bag or box to transport their book purchases in, because juggling books is quite difficult.

For more information about signing up to be a “Friends of the Library” member, please visit https://cumberlandcountylibraryfriends.com/

For more information about the Cumberland County Public Library, please visit their website at cumberlandcountync.gov/library and follow them on social media.

Want more books? Minda Lou has tips on how to get free library books on your Kindle device:

We are all looking for ways to get free Kindle books. Well guess what? I figured it out!

I know my fellow booklovers out there will be thrilled to learn that I’ve figured out how to borrow books for my kindle (or any electric reading device) for the bargain price of FREE!

It all starts with your library card and the Libby app (https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/ or in your app store as Libby).

During the numerous COVID shutdowns, public library usage was heavily affected, due to the social distancing constraints. But the Libby app swooped in and allowed library patrons the ability to borrow the latest and greatest books and download them directly to their electric reading device.

The instructions for how to make this work are below. But also, a very cool hack I’ve learned is that there are several libraries in the United States that will allow you to apply for and use their library cards for the Libby app!

This is exciting because it allows you to not have to wait for a certain title while getting free books for your Kindle! Your local library has a 16-week waiting list for “The Dummies Guide to Writing Blogs for Radio Stations?” No problem! Another library system across the country has it ready for you to download right now!

This is a great hack for homeschoolers as well. There is sometimes a small fee attached to some of the larger libraries for this privilege.

Ready to get some free Kindle books? Here is a step by step guide on how to Libby:

Libby is available on both Android and iOS devices. So just go to your appropriate app store.

There are some similar sounding apps in there, but you want the Libby by OverDrive app for this.

Shouldn't take too long and it won't take up much space on your phone!

If you're already libraried up, just hit yes and give them your info. If not, you're gonna need to apply for one first.

If you're from around here, you'll be looking for the Cumberland County Public Library.

You'll see several options come up if you just search by location. The North Carolina Digital Library is one, as well as the NC Kids Digital Library.

Just pick the one that applies to you. Note that for the North Carolina Digital Library and the NC Kids Digital Library, you will need to contact a library branch to get a card.

Choose whether you want to read books on your Kindle (if you do this you have to have an Amazon.com account), or if you want to read in the Libby app.

Once you're in, you can pick books and read away!

Some friends from up North put this handy tutorial together if you'd like to watch something.