Donation Dates: Wednesday, April 10 – Friday, April 19 (Full Schedule)
Sale Dates: Tuesday, April 23 – Saturday April 27
- Tuesday — OPENING NIGHT: 5pm – 9pm
- Wednesday-Thursday: 9am – 9pm
- Friday — HALF PRICE DAY: 9am – 9pm
- Saturday —
- $5 BAG SALE: 8am – 12:30pm
- EVERYTHING IS FREE: 1pm – 3pm
Location
Northfield Ice Arena
1280 Bollenbacher Drive
Northfield, MN 55057
Parking
Parking is available in the Ice Arena lot and on the surrounding streets. Please honor No Parking signs at neighboring businesses — they need to be able to accommodate customers during the sale.
Sale FAQs
- Do you accept credit cards?We accept cash, checks, and all major credit cards.
- How are items priced?
We have a base price of $1 for paperbacks and $2 for hardcover books. Many books you find will be unmarked and sold at those prices. Nicer, new, or rare books may be marked up a few more dollars, but most are under $10. Most games and puzzles are around $5. Other base prices (subject to mark up):
Children’s Board Books: $1
DVDs: $3
Music CDs: $2
Books on CD: $1 per disc
Single LPs or 45s: $1
LP box sets: $2 - How does opening night work?
Our sale opens to everyone on Tuesday, April 23, at 5pm. There is no pre-sale or opening night admission charge. Only volunteers are allowed in the Arena before that time.
Shoppers often begin lining up by mid-morning that day. We don’t use a numbering system; if you want to keep your place in line you’ll need to remain on site or work out a deal with the people around you in line. The line is typically a friendly, social scene.
Arriving early only gives a minor advantage, however. Because of the size of our sales floor, everyone in line is usually shopping within 5 minutes after the doors open, so you can show up at 5:10 and walk right in.
- Do you have any special rules for book dealers?
We allow the use of barcode scanners, but we ask that you be respectful of other shoppers and our volunteers, who have worked many hours to organize books for display. Disorganizing books while scanning or removing quantities of books from their subject areas for later review are not permitted. We have an area near the checkout where you can store books you intend to buy while you continue to shop.