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Dallas Public Library's Used Book Store

The Library's used book store features a large selection of BETTER BOOKS at reasonable prices!

What is a better book? All kinds of books fit into this category:

  • Hard-to-find
  • Out of Print
  • Autographed by author
  • First Editions
  • Fine bindings
  • Nostalgia

Monthly Book Sale
Bookends offers a special book sale every 3rd weekend of the month where books and other materials are sold at extra low rates. These special prices are offered during the weekend sale only and will not be available during regular hours of operation. Please check our website for updates as sale information may change.

The collections will rotate by subject. A sample of categories includes:

  • Texana
  • Books for Anglophiles
  • Children’s books
  • Cooking and Food
  • Military
  • Pets and other animals
  • BLAST FROM THE PAST---fun from the 60's 70's and 80's

Most books in this area of BOOKENDS will be priced between $5 and $50. A few higher-priced items will be available in the Bookends’ glass cases. Please ask to see them.

Bookends also features:

  • Used books
  • Rare books Magazines
  • Recordings
  • Books on tape
  • Video cassettes
  • Office Supplies
Operating hours
  • Monday: --
  • Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday and Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
  • Friday and Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price List
  • Albums and Video Cassettes - $1.00
  • Children’s Books - $1.50
  • Children’s Paperback - 50˘ Buy 4, get 1 FREE!
  • Coffee mugs - $8.00
  • Ear buds (small headphones) $1.99
  • Flash drives (256 megabytes) - $8.99
  • Greeting Cards - $2.75 each
  • Jelly Necklaces - $2.99 each
  • Magazines - 50˘
  • Magnets (With store logo)- $1.99 each
  • Nonfiction (prices vary) - $2.00 and up
  • Paperbacks - 75˘
  • Post Cards - 10˘
  • Posters – Buy 1, get 1 of equal or lesser value FREE!
About

BookEnds sells items that have been donated or withdrawn from our collections. Reasons for withdrawal include items being superseded by newer editions or damage to the item. Money earned from the sale of books and supplies in BookEnds are used to purchase new materials needed for the collection.

J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1st floor
1515 Young Street
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: (214) 670-1727
Email: bookends@dallaslibrary.org

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