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Friends of the Clinton Township Public Library
About the
The Friends of the Clinton Township Public Library was established in 1987 to promote and aid the library and its programs. To raise money, the Friends hold used book sales. The Friends generally meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 1 pm in the library's meeting room. Anyone interested in supporting the library is welcome and invited to become a Friend of the Library.
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Membership is $5.00 per year for an individual/couple/family; or a $100 lifetime payment. This can be dropped off at the library, attention Friends of CTPL.
Book Sales
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Visit our new and expanded Clinton Library Book Sale Room
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Lots of book sale opportunities coming up!
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December 7, 10:00am to 2:00pm
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The new Book Sale Room features:
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A large, inviting Children’s Area
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A Rare, Vintage & Interesting Nook
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An expanded Paperback section with many shelved & alphabetized titles
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More feature displays
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An improved checkout area
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Fiction, Mystery, Large Print and Christian Fiction shelves are filled with so many great books. The selections in Classics, Art and Vintage Fiction are amazing. There are several feature displays, including tables of recent arrivals. The new Children’s Area is filled with beautifully organized books.​
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Our new feature is a large collection of Christmas books including Christmas Ideas, Novels, Music and Gifts. All areas have been fully restocked including the Teen and T(w)een, homeschooling, picture book, nonfiction, and chapter book sections.
In the Children's area we feature books about Christmas including Christmas Stories and Better Books (good for gifting).
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Our Rare and Vintage shelves hold many "new to us" items and our "by donation" area is expanded and very well organized.
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Future Saturday sales are held from 10:00am to 2:00pm
January 4, 2025
February 1, 2025
March 1, 2025
April 5, 2025
May 3, 2025
June 7, 2025
July 5, 2025
August 2, 2025​​​​
Book Donations
Book donations are welcomed.
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Donations of gently used books are needed and appreciated. They are the lifeblood of our monthly book sales! Donations may be dropped off when the library is open. Just bring them to the front desk or ask the staff for a cart (we try to leave an empty cart on the elevator.) Library hours are Monday - Thursday 11 am to 7 pm, Friday 11 am - 6 pm and Saturday 10 am - 2 pm. If you have questions about donating books, the library's phone number is 517-456-4141.
Note: Please do not leave donations outside the front door. Wet or weather damaged books make us cry!
Please do not put donations in the library drop box. The library drop box is strictly for library book returns.
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2. Donations are limited to four (4) boxes or six (6) paper grocery bags per drop off.
Note: Banker or copy paper size boxes are recommended. Please do not fill huge boxes that cannot be lifted by an average 70 year old woman!
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3. We cannot accept
Encyclopedia sets
Old textbooks
Magazines
Damaged Books
Cassette Tapes
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4. We accept cash, check (with
ID) or debit/credit card (3%
surcharge applied).
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The Friends and CTPL staff greatly appreciate your generous donations of gently used books and puzzles.
