The used bookstore at the Main Library near the Laura Street entrance has reopened with a new layout, new hours of operation and a new name.
Formerly “Booktique,” the now “Friends of the Library Bookstore” is open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The store is staffed by volunteers who are members of the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library. The store sells library books that have been taken out of circulation. The average price is $2 for a hardcover book.
About half of the shelves have been replaced with tables, allowing the store to stock more books than before. The new merchandising plan is similar to the Friends’ used bookstore at the University Park branch library on University Boulevard North near Fort Caroline Road. It also has new days of operation and is open 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The organization is preparing for its next warehouse book sale at University Park June 1-3 and June 9.
All proceeds from book sales benefit programs at the Jacksonville Public Library. In 2011, the volunteers raised $260,000.
For more information, visit fjpl.org.
356-2466