AK Bell Library Book Sale

AK Bell Library is holding a book sale on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November, run by Culture Perth & Kinross as part of the library service. It's a mix of pre-loved books weeded from the library collection and volumes donated by customers, covering adult fiction, non-fiction and children's titles. There's no list of what's on offer, so you'll have to dig through the tables to see what's there.

It does two things at once: the proceeds raise financial support for the library, and the sale puts affordable books back into the community. Small book sales like this are a regular thing in most of the area's community libraries, driven by the constant arrival of new stock that leaves little room on the shelves. AK Bell itself is the main public library for Perth and Kinross, a bright building with a children's library, coffee and free Wi-Fi. It's also part of the Dog-Friendly Perthshire initiative, and the service became the first in Scotland to welcome dogs into its buildings.

Admission is free and booking isn't required. It opens at 9:30am both days, closing at 4:30pm on Friday and 3:30pm on Saturday, or earlier if all the stock sells out. You'll find it at York Place, Perth PH2 8EP, and queues can form when it's busy, so arriving early is a good shout if you're after something specific.