The Sheridan Public Library is weeding a lot of its reference books and offering them for sale to the public. The sale items include general knowledge encyclopedia sets (World Book, Americana, Britannica), specialty encyclopedia sets, biographic works, dictionaries, atlases, fact books, science and health works and many, many more. The library is getting rid of several hundred items.
According to library director Steve Martin, all of the items are out of date for current informational needs, but they contain information that is still valid. As an example, he says historic information about the kings and queens of England is still valid; it is just the last 20 years that is missing and that is readily available on the Internet.
The sale will be in silent auction format and the books can be seen at the library. The auction begins on Monday, Oct. 30, and bids will be taken up to closing time on Saturday, Nov. 18. Martin says, “If you are doing home schooling and need some basic reference books, this is your opportunity to get some real bargains.”
The Sheridan Public Library is located at 103 W. First St. in beautiful uptown Sheridan, just on the country side of Hamilton County. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. For further information, please contact the library at 317-758-5201.