The Cobb County Library and The Friends of the Library are hosting their semi-annual book sale at Cobb Civic Center. Over 100,000 items are for sale at the event which takes place in the spring and fall for three days beginning on Friday. Sale items include books both hardbound and paperback for children, young adults, and adults; audio-visuals including books on tape and compact disc; videocassettes; compact discs; records; magazines; and comic books. All proceeds are used to purchase new books and other library materials.
Please Note: The Cobb County Public Library has canceled the Fall 2025 Book Sale due to limited storage.
From the Cobb County Public Library:
August 11, 2025
Cobb County Public Library has announced the cancellation of its Fall 2025 Book Sale, traditionally held at the Cobb Civic Center during the month of October. The decision was made due to limited storage.
The library typically hosts two major book sales each year—one in the spring and one in the fall. These sales serve as key fundraisers for the library, with proceeds contributing directly to the library’s operating budget.
Due to storage challenges faced by all county departments, the library ceased centrally collecting materials for sale earlier this year. Each book sale requires storage for tens of thousands of items either deaccessioned from library shelves or donated to the library. Due to limited storage, county leadership and the library determined that proceeding with the fall sale would not be feasible.
“The Fall Book Sale is something our community looks forward to each year, and it’s always a joy to see the enthusiasm it brings,” said Teresa Tresp, Division Director of Branch Services. “While we’re disappointed we can’t hold the event this fall due to circumstances beyond our control, we’re committed to exploring solutions and hope to return stronger in the spring. In the meantime, we invite everyone to visit our branch book sales, where they can still find great reads and support the library in a more personal setting.”
While the cancellation is disappointing, Cobb County Public Library remains committed to offering book sale opportunities in other formats. In response, the library has expanded its in-house branch book sales and reduced prices to match those of our larger sale events, allowing patrons to shop for books at their local library branch in a more intimate setting.
Cobb County Public Library is actively exploring storage solutions and hopes to move forward with the Spring 2026 Book Sale as scheduled.
Prices
Prices range from 50 cents to $4. Prices subject to change.
Books, Magazines, Videos, Records, CDs, and More.
Adult Hardbacks $1.50
Large format paperbacks $1.00
Pocket paperbacks $ .50
DVD, BluRay, CD single discs $2.00
DVD, BluRay, CD multidisc sets $4.00
Audiobooks on CD $1.00
Magazines $ .10/ea or $2.00/box
Children’s Hardbacks $1.00
Children’s Paperbacks $ .50
Board & Golden books $ .50
Records & Puzzles $ .50
Acceptable forms of payment are debit, credit, cash, and check. On Friday until 1 pm, ISBN scanners are not permitted. The book sale will only be able to sell up to 2 boxes of items at a time on Friday until 1 pm. Please plan to pay and take items to your vehicle before continuing shopping.
Date:
Spring Sale: March TBD, 2026
Fall Sale: Canceled for 2025
Time:
Friday from 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm – bring your own box day: fill any size box (you can bodily get back to your car) for a flat rate of $10 upper level only and $20 lower level only or mixed.
Admission:
Free
Parking:
Free
Address:
Cobb Civic Center
548 South Marietta Pkwy SE
Marietta, GA 30060
(Formerly held at Jim Miller Park)
For information on the sale or to volunteer for this event, please call Alex Beswick at (770) 528-2320 or visit cobbcounty.org/library.
How can I donate books and records to this sale? I have a number of them from an estate I would like to donate.
Hi Bill,
Books can be dropped off at any branch during regular hours. Donations are tax deductible. Donations that are not added to the Cobb library collection are sold at the semi-annual Friends of the Library book sale and proceeds are used to buy new books. Books are only accepted if they are in boxes, and the boxes cannot be returned. Be sure to call ahead of time if you have a large volume of books to donate.
Here are the full details from the Cobb Library website:
If you have questions specifically for the Friends of the Cobb County Library, you can reach the Program Coordinator for the Friends of the Cobb County Public Library System at (770) 528-2342.
Do you think there will be any R.L. Stine-Fear Street books there?If so, please write back. I’m a big Fear Street fan and I would love it if I could find some to buy.
When is the scheduled date/s for the Fall semi-annual book sale at JMiller park?
Hi Joe,
The next book sale is October 14-16, 2011.
It’s a minor quibble, but it ought to be mentioned that hardbacks this year were $1.50, not $1
Hi Dennis,
Thanks for the information, we will update the article to reflect the new pricing.
Hi there,
Our prices have changed for this year’s sale:
Adult Hardbacks …………………………….………………$1.50
Large format paperbacks……………..………………….$1.00
Pocket paperbacks…………………………………………….50¢
Comic Books ……………………………………………………25₵
Reader’s Digest Con’d ………………….25¢ or $2.00 a box
Magazines (or $2 a box) ……………..………………………10¢
DVDs & CD (singles)………………………………………..$2.00
Multi-DVD/CD sets of movies & books ……..……………..$4.00
Books on audiotape…………………………………………$1.00
Records & VHS & Puzzles………………….…….……..….50₵
Empty A-V Cases ……………………………….………………10₵
Children’s Hardbacks…….………………………………..$1.00
Children’s pbs, board & golden bks………………………50₵
Thanks for including this info, and we hope to see everyone at the book sale!
Will y’all be doing the box sale again? Where it’s a box of mixed for $20.
One more thing – Patty’s number has changed to (770) 528-2331.
Thanks for the updates. We have updated the article with this new information.
For the booksell will they accept debit cards or is it cash only for purchases..
How can be the payments made? Only cash or they accept credit cards too?
Hi Liis and Freda,
Thanks for the questions, we have updated the article with this information. They accept cash or check only. They do not take credit card or debit card, and there is no ATM on site.
When will Fall semi-annual booksale be held? Please post dates on your site. Would also like to know when Spring sale is scheduled.
Will there be a book sale this fall and spring? Please post the dates so we can make plans to attend. Thank you!
I apologize! I just noticed the dates are updated from 2010 to 2013 and it is posted on the calendar. Thank you!
Great, I’m looking forward to checking out this year’s sale!
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Catherine and Evelyn are now 7 and 5 and had a GREAT time at this month’s book sale. Thanks CCPLS!
I love this sale but the main lady here is always fussing about stuff and being rude. She is always complaining about book scanners making a mess (which isnt even true, its not even them doing it and Im not even one of them) and leaving carts or boxes a few feet away from your body, for example. She has even called me a name for simply not understanding what was going on at one point. Besides this rude lady constantly complaining, it is a great event. She once kept threatening a scanner for scanning early and fussing for 3 hours but never did anything about it. Just let it go or do something about it but stop fussing while we are looking at books.