Shop | Donate | Location
Formerly the Basement Bookstore, the Friends of the Library's bookstore is now on the first level to the left as you walk in the building. We renamed it the "Back Alley Bookstore," as it's adjacent to the back alley by our parking lot.
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Our Prices |
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Children's Books: 25 cents Romance Novels: 25 cents Magazines: free |
All Other
Books (Adult, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Hardcover, Paperback): 50 cents Audio & Video Materials: 50 cents |
Occasionally, we have specialty items (pictures, sets of encyclopedias, large or special books, etc.) with slightly higher prices.
| Back Alley Bookstore Hours The bookstore is open during library hours. |
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Monday-Thursday 9am-8pm |
Friday-Saturday 9am-5pm |
Sunday 1-5pm |
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Your shopping supports the Friends of the Library, which then supports library programs such as
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Library patron Amanda Schaefer writes about "the soft spot in [her] heart for the Rice Lake Library's Basement Book Store" in "Bibliophilia," an article for Volume One, Eau Claire's free semimonthly magazine. (Look at the 4th and 5th paragraphs on page 2.) The Basement Bookstore became the Back Alley Bookstore on March 21, 2010.
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Spring (summer, fall, or winter) cleaning? Sorting your books to make room for new ones? Downsizing? Recycling? Donate your used books to the library! If they don't go into circulation, they'll go to the Back Alley Bookstore and help support the library programs listed above. (You may also request a tax-deductible receipt for your donation.)
The
Back Alley Bookstore is located in the room to the left as you walk in the main
lobby of the Rice Lake Public Library (2
East Marshall Street).
