Some people come from out of state to visit the Friends of the Library Booksale in Ithaca, but it is just 3 miles from you on campus, right around the corner from Purity Ice Cream and Ithaca Bakery! And they have way more than books! Prices go down each of three weekends in May (and again in October), and they have a special student night with prices between 10c and $1 for most everything.
Sale starts this Saturday, 5/6, and runs Sat/Sun/Mon for three weekends. First weekend: prices from $1.50 to $4.50; other weekends: every single day the prices go down!
Student night is Wednesday, May 17th, 4-8pm! (gather some friends and make an evening of it!)
What do they have? Books, of course, but also maps, travel guides, graphic novels and comics, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, games, blank books, cards and more. They start with around 250,000 items -- that's why people come from out of state! This is huge! -- and are continually bringing out things from storage that did not fit on the shelves in the first week.
This is an Ithaca institution, and something you might not want to miss. Click here for the site for the sale, complete with price lists for each day, map of the warehouse, and more!