Ouachita Library book sale Friday and Saturday

The Friends of Ouachita Public Library Book Sale will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the West Ouachita Branch Library, 188 Highway 546 in West Monroe (1/2 mile north of Cheniere-Drew exit off I-20). There will be hardback and paperback books, videos, CDs, audio books and children’s book for only 10 cents each.

Cheré Dastugue Coen is the author of several Louisiana romances under the pen name of Cherie Claire. She is also the author of “Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History,” “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring Cajun Country: A Historic Guide to Acadiana” and co-author of “Magic’s in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.

Friend of Lafayette Public Library sale March 16-19

The Friends of the Lafayette Public Library Spring Book Sale will be Wednesday through Saturday at the Heymann Convention Center Ballroom. Friends Night (for Friends members only; memberships may be purchased at the door) will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Public sales are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Books will be priced by the inch: paperbacks are 50 cents an inch, hardbacks $1. The money helps provide supplemental funding to the Lafayette Public Library System and helps pay for projects not covered by the Library’s regular budget.

In addition, the Friends’ Silent Auction will be ongoing through April 4 at the South Regional Library at 6101 Johnston St.

            For more information or to become a member of the Friends of the Library, call 501-9209 or visit www.facebook.com/LafayetteFriends.

Cheré Dastugue Coen is the author of “Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom Town History,” “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “Exploring Cajun Country: A Historic Guide to Acadiana” and co-author of “Magic’s in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” She also writes Louisiana romances under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.

March into LA library book sales

Spring means cleaning out the old and bringing in the new books! Here are library sales happening in the Bayou State in March:

First up is the LSU Libraries Friends of the Libraries Annual Book Bazaar March 1-3 at the LSU Mini-Farm and Nelson Memorial buildings on the LSU campus. More than 65,000 used books will be for sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 3.

Books of interest include The Hamilton Collection 18th and 19th century leather-bound books, rare Louisiana items, “The Architectural Style of A. Hays Town” and more.

Proceeds from the bazaar help to fund special purchases for the Libraries' collections, and come from the sale of donated books.

For more information, call the Book Barn at (225) 578-5925. Leave a message and a Friend will call you back.

The Friends of the Lafayette Library will hold their spring book sale from Thursday through Saturday, March 8-10, at the Heymann Convention Center Ballroom, 1373 College Road in Lafayette. Books will be sold by the inch and include a large variety of subjects.

For a small fee you can join the Friends and be admitted to the Friends Members Only night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10.

For more information, call (337) 501-9209.

The Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will conduct its semi-annual Big Book Sale beginning on Thursday, March 29, at the Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd. at the Lake, in Kenner. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, March 29-31 and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 1.

More than 60,000 gently used books, puzzles, DVDs, CDs, videotapes, music tapes, and vinyl records will be offered for sale. According to members of the Friends of the Jefferson Public Library, the sale includes an exceptional collection of collectibles, art, travel, history, military and Civil War books.

For more information, call (504) 455-2665 or email at friendsjpl@yahoo.com.

Have a book sale you want to promote? Let me know at chere@louisianabooknews.com.