Friends Of EP Library Offer Collectors’ Corner

Volunteer members of Friends of the East Providence Public Library have gathered more than 100 special or unusual books that have been donated by library patrons. These collectible books will be available at the Fall Book Sale October 3 to 6, 2024.

A list of some of these special books is available on the Friends of the East Providence Library web page on the East Providence Public Library website, www.eastprovidencelibrary.org. Just click on About, then Friends of the Library. The books are listed with a short description and price on the site. Dozens of books are featured on a wide variety of topics. More are added as they arrive.

Among the current books offered in the Collectors’ Corner are the Encyclopedia of Things That Never Were, the ultimate book for fantasy lovers, priced at $10. For an insight into domestic life of the past, there is an 1881 edition of The Complete Home by Julia McNair Wright, for $40. A 1931 edition of Dr. Seuss’ first book, Boners Collection of Schoolboy Wisdom or Knowledge as it is Sometimes Written, sells for $15. For cartoon lovers, The Art of Hanna-Barbera: 50 Years of Creativity is available for $25. Before Edith Wharton became a Pulitzer-prize-winning author, she wrote the book on how to be elegant, yet simple. A 1902 edition of her Decoration of Houses is priced at $40. A limited number of leather-bound books is also available.

Collectors’ Corner books will be available at the Fall Book Sale at Weaver Library October 3 to 6. Individuals can also email epcollectorscorner@yahoo.com  or call 401-742-2751 for information or to make arrangements to view selections. All proceeds from the Collectors’ Corner benefit the East Providence Public Library.