Although a large selection of books will be featured at the upcoming fall book sale being held by the Friends of the Moores Memorial Library in Christiana, the event will feature additional items as well, including puzzles, games, gifts, recorded books and hundreds of DVDs and CDs.

The Friends' fall book sale will take place in the Read Moore Book Store, located in the lower level of the library, 9 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana. Sale hours will be on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 1 to 7 p.m.; on Friday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and on Saturday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon. Admission is free.

Organizers noted that all books will be reasonably priced. Special items, rare books and collectible titles will be individually priced.

There will be specials each day of the sale, as well as a bag sale. "We supply the bags, and only adult and young adult fiction and non-fiction titles are eligible for the bag sale," noted Jeannette Kolb, Friends vice president.

Also for sale will be leftover donations from the Friends' yard sale held this past summer. The yard sale items will be located on a table in the community room next to the bookstore.

There will also be items suitable for gift giving for the upcoming holidays. "We will have lots of stocking stuffers," said Joan Esworthy, Friends president. Gift items will include Beanie Babies, tote bags and paintings donated by local artist John Esworthy, as well as notecards featuring an illustration of the library.

Many of the books offered for sale will be sorted by popular authors, such as Danielle Steele, John Grisham, James Patterson and David Baldacci. "We try to make it easy for people," said Karen Woods, Friends treasurer, adding, "We will have children's books and foreign language books. We have romance novels and large-print books and series specials."

There are special sections in the bookstore, such as the Education Corner, which offers nursing textbooks and books for homeschooled students, and a Kitchen Corner, where an assortment of cookbooks can be found.

Books in the Read Moore Book Store, which come from community donations and the library's collection, are displayed on unique shelving, including a canoe. There are also shelves that were made from a baby grand piano, a young adult section featuring books displayed on skateboards and bookshelves made from rain gutters. Since the library's building once was home to a bank, shoppers can find rare and unique books in the "vault."

The Read Moore Book Store is open during library hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m.; and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. The store is staffed and maintained by volunteers from the Friends group. For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/ReadMooreBookStore.

Additional volunteers are needed. Prospective members are invited to visit http://www.christianalibrary.org/friends for more information.

To learn about upcoming library events, contact the library at 610-593-6683, visit http://www.christianalibrary.org or search for "Christiana Library" on Facebook.