Free to Read

Free to Read

Free to Read 2025

The Free To Read Book Sale has finished for another year! We sold over 3500 books and provided more than 1000 free books to local causes, like Books For Inmates and the Children’s Reading Room.

Thank you to our special guests, volunteers and collaborators:

Children’s Reading Room
Porcupine Press
Gordon Hill Press
Guelph Public Library
Vocamus Writers Community

Learning Disabilities Association
Habitat for Humanity ReStore

All Saints Lutheran Church

Guelph Grotto Climbing Gym

Three Willows United Church

Mike Schreiner’s Constituency Office

OPIRG Office at U of G

Guelph Bible Chapel

Student volunteers from GCVI

GTL volunteers, and coordinators John and David!

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.