Fairmount in Ephrata is accepting book donations for its seventh book sale on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 5, from 7 to 10 a.m. Book donations may be brought to the front desk at Wheat Ridge, 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, on the west side of the Fairmount campus.

Fairmount requests books in good condition from the following categories: children's books, Christian fiction and nonfiction, theology and devotional, biographies, history, song books, and books of local, Anabaptist, Amish, and Mennonite interest. Encyclopedias, romance novels, and books with offensive language cannot be accepted.

The book sale will be held in the Farm Crest Community Room, 1100 Farm Crest Drive, on the east side of campus. The public is invited to attend. All proceeds from the book sale are designated for Fairmount's Sharing Fund for the benefit of residents who have outlived their resources.

Directions may be found at http://www.fairmounthomes.org.