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Thanking the volunteers and patrons of the library book sale

by Chris Frechette  ·   Friday, May 15, 2026

The Friends of the Harvard Public Library wish to thank a long list of Harvardians for helping us run a hugely successful book sale this past weekend.

For the third year in a row, we broke previous sales records. The proceeds from this event will continue to help fund much of the library’s fantastic programming for children, tweens and teens, as well as the museum passes, concerts, among other programming.

Thanks to everyone who donated to the very large number of books, CDs, puzzles, and DVDs which we then sold to hundreds of other folks eager to buy them.Thanks to our many volunteers who spent countless hours organizing said products so they were easy to find and purchase. This process involves a lot of analysis to figure out categories for thousands of books as well as much heavy lifting.

I also want to thank our FOHPL committee who has done a huge amount of work to make us more effective.Thanks to Harvard Public Library staff, trustees and patrons for putting up with us for almost a month of disruption in the wonderful spaces at the library. Thanks to the Lions Club for letting us borrow their tables and for giving us citrus boxes.

A delicious thanks to Sorrento’s for donating lunch for our volunteers on Saturday. Likewise, thank you to the Harvard General Store for providing food for our crew on Sunday. Thank you to the Harvard Press for covering our event and helping get the word out for donations and the sale itself.

Most importantly, thanks to the many Harvardians who support us. You, our donors and shoppers, are why we can do this every year. The Friends of Harvard Public Library annual book sale has been a beloved town event for decades. We are so proud to support our wonderful Library that does so much to make our little town a great place to live.Thank you.

Chris Frechette, president
Friends of the Harvard Public Library

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