Free to Read 2025
The Free To Read Book Sale is coming up Saturday April 26, 2025 from 10 am – 3 pm. Books will be $1 each and we hope to have over 7500 books to choose from.
The book sale will also host community reading and publishing initiatives, including:
| Children’s Reading Room |
| Porcupine Press |
| Gordon Hill Press |
| Guelph Public Library |
| Vocamus Writers Community Learning Disabilities Association |
| and Book Repair Station featuring a Repair Cafe volunteer – have a beloved book that needs a little TLC? Let us fix that for you!! |
Collection begins on Saturday, March 1st, and books can be dropped off at the following locations during their regular hours:
Guelph Tool Library – 55 Wyndham St N inside Old Quebec Street Shoppes
Habitat for Humanity ReStore – 104 Dawson Road
All Saints Lutheran Church – 210 Silvercreek PKWY N
Guelph Grotto Climbing Gym – 199 Victoria Rd S
Three Willows United Church – 577 Willow Rd
Mike Schreiner’s Constituency Office – 173 Woolwich St
OPIRG Office at U of G – 24 Trent Lane
Guelph Bible Chapel – 216 Silvercreek PKWY S
Only books will be accepted, no other media is eligible for this program.
The Free to Read Book Sale supports the Books for Inmates Program, a program that supports literacy programs in correctional facilities across South-Western Ontario. The Free to Read Sale has provided thousands of books and funding to this program since its inception in 2022.
We chose April 26th as it is the Saturday that falls closest to the UNESCO World Book Day, April 23. World Book Day is an annual event that celebrates the joy of reading and books.
If you are interested in helping out with collection, sorting, or the book sale, please contact John Dennis at director@guelphtoollibrary.org for more information.