Friends of the Aurora Public Library

We’ve been featured in the Denver Post!

The Friends of the Aurora Public Library will continue their 25thAnniversary celebration with a special display in honor of Earth Day.  All sorts of Earth Day related books will be highlighted from Alternative Energy to the Ozone; from Endangered Species to Coral Reefs; from Organic Gardening to Orangutans – all representative of the wide range of books available at The Book Outlet.  And all Science books (as well as Children’s, Shakespeare and all categories of History) are 50% off during the month of April.

In addition, The Book Outlet will debut their new eco-friendly book bags for purchase during this event.  It displays the Friends’ famous mascot, Paige Turner, a “friendly” green bookworm named by a young customer.  “Many of our customers prefer not to take their purchases in a plastic bag,” said Jackie Pritts, manager of The Book Outlet. “Now they have an option for a permanent book bag to use for their shopping at the Friends Book Outlet (and elsewhere),” Pritts said.

Read the full article at yourhub.denverpost.com.

Yesterday we were featured in the Aurora Sentinel:

A store where customers can pay less than $1 for a book might seem like something out of a 1950s novel.

But at the Book Outlet at 2243 S. Peoria St., it’s an everyday reality.

“It’s more important to give people a bargain than to put (a book) on the shelf for $14,” said Kathy Forsman, volunteer and publicity chair for the Friends of the Aurora Public Library.

The nonprofit organization donates money raised from the Book Outlet to the financially beleaguered Aurora Public Library system and is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, with the goal of attracting new clientele through innovative events.

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Since 1990, the Book Outlet has donated more than $630,000 to the city’s libraries.

Read the full article here.