Store
Welcome to our Store. Items purchased here will benefit The Friends of the Edison Public Library. Please check back often.
Friends of the Edison Public Library Tote Bags
Our Friends of the Library tote bags, with the new Friends logo, are perfect for bringing your library books home. The 12” x 12” x 2” bags are in natural canvas with the logo in black.
To get yours, please send a check for $6.00 (which includes postage) to Friends of the Edison Public Library, 1202 Merrywood Drive, Edison, NJ 08817
Please make checks out to Friends of the Edison Public Library
***NEW 11/22/2010*** – Bargain Box #23 – Kids Fiction
A big box (18″x12″x10″ approx) of used hardcover and paperback kids’ fiction books (even a few board books) available for a $5 donation to The Friends of the Edison Public Library. There are about 60 books in this collection. Many of them are ex-library books, but not all. They also cover different ages, from toddler to pre-teen. Some examples include Nate the Great and the Phony Clue by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Wild Pitch by Matt Christopher, Ishkabibble by Dorothy Crayder, Robinson Crusoe For Pleasure Reading – Retold from Daniel Defoe by Edward Dolch, Marguerite Dolch & Beulah F. Jackson, Henry’s Important Date by Robert Quackenbush, Riddle Soup by Valiska Gregory, and A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter.
In-person pick-up only (in Edison 08837). Please contact us using the form on our Contact page or call 732-738-4586, quoting Bargain Box #23.
***NEW*** 11/21/2010 – Complete Set (16 Vols): Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia(1968)
Complete set (16 Volumes) of Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia, published by The Hearst Corporation available for a $20 donation to The Friends of the Edison Public Library. These are in good condition, with no dustjackets and with minor shelf wear on the edges of some volumes. The set was published in 1968, but a lot of the information is still valid, or good for historical purposes. The articles are fascinating! Here’s a description from inside the volumes:
A complete guide to:
- home maintenance
- home improvement
- hand-tool skills
- craft projects
- power-tool know-how
- hobbies
- automotive upkeep
- automotive repair
- shop shortcuts
- boating
- fishing
- hunting
- model making
- outdoor living
- radio, TV and electronics
In-person pick-up only (in Edison 08837). Please contact us using the form on our Contact page or call 732-738-4586
***NEW 11/20/2010*** – Bargain Box #22 – Mystery/Suspense
A big box (15″x14″x9″ approx) of used hardcover and paperback mystery and suspense books available for a $5 donation to The Friends of the Edison Public Library. There are close to 40 books in this collection. Some examples include Night of the Blackbird by Heather Graham, Taltos by Anne Rice, Cold Harbour by Jack Higgins, Killshot by Elmore Leonard, Above Suspicion by Lynda La Plante, Pop Goes The Weasel by James Patterson, and Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell. Most of the books are in great condition – some look nearly new!
In-person pick-up only (in Edison 08837). Please contact us using the form on our Contact page or call 732-738-4586, quoting Bargain Box #22.
***NEW 11/20/2010*** – Bargain Box #21 – Biography, History, Politics, etc.
A big box (15″x10″x10″ approx) of used hardcover and paperback mixed non-fiction books available for a $5 donation to The Friends of the Edison Public Library. There are about 30 books in this collection which spans quite a few non-fiction genres, including politics, biography and history. Some examples include Speaking Out – Inside the Reagan White House by Larry Speakes with Robert Pack, The ABC of Style – A Guide to Plain English by Rudolf Flesch, The Declaration of Independence by Carl L Becker, A History of Education in Antiquity by H.I. Marrou, Taking the Stand – The Testimony of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North with an introduction by Daniel Schorr, A Pocket History of The United States by Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager, and Reinventing Government – How The Entrepreneurial Spirit Is Transforming The Public Sector by David Osborne and Ted Gaebler.
In-person pick-up only (in Edison 08837). Please contact us using the form on our Contact page or call 732-738-4586, quoting Bargain Box #21.
***PRICE REDUCTION*** 11/20/2010 – Complete Set (16 Vols): The Young Children’s Encyclopedia (1986)
Complete set (16 Volumes) of The Young Children’s Ecyclopedia, published by Encyclopaedia Brittanica available for a $30 $25 donation to The Friends of the Edison Public Library. These are in good condition, with a few bumps to the covers in some volumes. The set was published in 1970, but a lot of the information is still valid, or good for historical purposes. Individual volumes are selling for upwards of $5 on Amazon.com. Here’s a description from Amazon.com:
Considered one of the best illustrated children’s reference books in history! Juvenile subject matter for today”s enthusiastic readers. Stories are fresh and compelling. Ideal for school aged readers. Lightweight tales, reference, examples that will intrigue young minds. Complete 16 volume series.
In-person pick-up only (in Edison 08837). Please contact us using the form on our Contact page or call 732-738-4586
The Friends of the Edison Public Library Amazon Store
Did you know that, in addition to selling used books at our annual book sales and on our book sale shelves at Main Library, we also sell books on Amazon.com? The list is changing constantly, so please check often: http://www.amazon.com/shops/foucault63
Unfortunately, due to the shipping costs, we generally only sell within the US.
