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

Bookstore

Afterwords 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 books do not sell well and space in the bookstore is limited. 

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.

 

FALL in love with Your Library!

Are you enjoying the crisp, cool autumn air in our area? While letting go of summer can be hard, there is so much to enjoy this fall!

YOUR public library has been busy all summer getting ready for some exciting changes! If you haven't been inside the library recently, come check us out. Stroll through our newly refreshed stacks, spruced up and spread out to allow for easier browsing of your favorite books. We've got some great new displays to help you find even more titles to entice. Relax in our comfortable quiet reading area with our new swivel chairs, and peruse some upcoming programs at our big bulletin boards.

We're working on more fantastic additional upgrades still to come, like new computers, faster wifi and membership in the MAIN library consortium, all just a few months away.

Come discover, collaborate and connect with Your Library this fall. Visit our Calendar for our program schedule. Join us!

Upcoming Events

Nov 29 10:30AM-Mother Goose Storytime with Miss Debbie
Nov 29 03:15PM-Lego Club
Nov 30 10:30AM-Storytime with Miss Anita
Nov 30 10:30AM-Creative Writing Group
Nov 30 03:00PM-Knitting Workshop