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377 ELKWOOD AVENUE
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ 07974
908-665-0311

Bookstore

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Check out the AfterWords Bookstore's wonderful collection of gently used books of all kinds - children's, teen and adult fiction, nonfiction, plus audiobooks on CD, DVD movies, music CDs, and Great Courses. Books make great gifts!

AfterWords is located in the basement of the library, through the gray door in the Children's Room and down the stairs.

Prices range from $0.50 to $5.00. Kindly pay for your books upstairs at the Circulation Desk. Funds raised by the bookstore provide additional support for library services and programs.

  • Hardcovers                $2.00
  • Paperbacks                $1.00
  • Children's Books         $0.50
  • DVDs                        $1.00
  • Music CDs                 $0.50 each or 5/$1.00
  • Audio Books on CD     $2.00
  • Great Courses            $5.00

AfterWords accepts donations in excellent condition: recent fiction/nonfiction, children’s books, like-new paperbacks, and audiobooks. Please leave donations in the bins located at the bottom of the basement stairs, through the gray door in the Children's Room. Please do not leave donations outside in the elements.

AfterWords DOES NOT accept: DVDs, CDs, magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks, test prep books, computer books, books printed before 2004, paperbacks with creased spines, books with yellowed pages, books with spots along the paper edges, books that have torn pages or pages with stains, books that smell musty, books that have been written in or highlighted, discarded library books. Unfortunately, these items do not sell well and space in the bookstore is limited. 

* Tips and options for donating books.

AfterWords Bookstore Hours:

  • Mon/Tues/Thurs    10am - 8pm
  • Wed/Fri/Sat          10am - 4pm
  • Sun                       1pm - 4pm

*The Library reserves the right to turn away any donations that are not appropriate for our purposes.

 

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We love seeing so many people in our thriving New Providence community using the Library. Our numbers have never been higher! Whether you come to the library to sit and read, stay and work, attend programs, discuss great books, listen to author talks, meet with special interest groups, borrow materials, or shop in our bookstore, we love seeing you here!

It is clear that our library provides so many things for different groups of people. We appreciate every child, student, teen, adult, and senior who comes through our door and becomes part of our library family. We hope you'll join us!

~ Stacey Maisch, Library Director

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