Posted on 03 March 2026 by Chris Brown.
Medicine Hat Public Library will welcome the first day of spring with the Friends of the Medicine Hat Public Library Spring Book Sale.
The much-loved two-day sale takes place on March 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“The March Book Sale will be bigger and better than ever,” says Sue Masterman of the Friends. “Be sure to come to the library March 20-21 to pick up some real bargains."
According to Chris Brown, Head of Marketing & Community Engagement, many people in the community look forward to the sale for months and months, and people are often lined up before the library doors open on sale days.
“A lot of people are here both days and take this opportunity to fill their book shelves and stock their To Be Read pile for the summer and in some cases all the way into the winter,” he says.
There will be thousands of fiction and non-fiction books of all genres for all ages, DVDs, CDs, magazines, and board games available at the sale.
“You can find well-known classics, nearly brand-new best-sellers and gems that flew under your radar when they were first published years ago,” adds Brown.
Book sales are the largest fundraising activities the Friends group does, typically raising about $5,000 for the library. The money is put toward anything from program supplies to furniture.
Donations
The library is accepting donations of gently-used books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, and board games for the sale until March 14. Textbooks, encyclopedias, VHS tapes, cassettes, vinyl records, and items more than 15 years old will not be accepted.
Donors are asked take materials to the tables behind the theatre on the lower level.
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