Looking for something new to read? Look no further than the Elizabethtown Public Library. The Friends of the Elizabethtown Public Library will hold their annual Spring Paperback and Children's Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 24; from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 25; and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27.

The sale will be held in the lower level of the library, 10 S. Market St. The entrance is in the back of the building where the parking lot is located.

"We started this sale about five or six years ago," said Janet Hench, treasurer of the Friends group. "We used to have it upstairs in the library rotunda, and it was a smaller sale. A lot of people didn't even know it was there."

Last year, the group planned to hold the sale downstairs, where there is more room for books, for the first time, but COVID caused the sale to be canceled.

"We're excited to be able to do it this year," Hench remarked. "It will be a much bigger space, and we'll have plenty of room for social distancing. ... The tables will be more than six feet apart, so you don't have to worry about browsing books near other people. You can look through the books and stay socially distanced."

Visitors to the sale will find affordably priced books on a variety of topics. "There will be lots of regular paperback books as well as trades, which are the oversized, higher-quality paperbacks," she stated. "We'll also have children's hardback and paperback books for sale."

Attendees must wear a mask and are encouraged to bring their own bags or boxes. Customers will count and package their own purchases, while volunteers will calculate the cost and collect money. The sale will accept cash, check or credit cards. Proceeds will benefit the library and its programming

"We are going to have a great selection this year," Hench said. "Everybody's been cleaning out their houses during quarantine, and we have received lots of donations because of that. We're really going to have something for everyone."

Volunteers are needed to help with the sale. To sign up, readers may visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084CABA829AAFE3-friends2 to see what time slots are available.