FAQ

The entirety of our inventory is supplied by donations from the community. Our Second Story Book Shop’s stocks new and gently used bestsellers, fiction and non-fiction, children’s classics, homeschool/educational materials, puzzles and so much more! We sell both paperbacks and hardcover.

The Friends of the Brentwood Library would like to thank the community for an abundance of book donations. Without these donations, we could not operate our store. Proceeds from our sales benefit programs at the library.

At this time, while we are processing our influx of donations, we will be limiting donations. Book donations are accepted by appointment only. Please call 925-516-5284 or email friends.brentwoodlibrary@yahoo.com. You will be called or emailed with a time/date to bring donations. Please do not leave donations in the book drop, library or book shop bins.

We do not accept: 

• Books older than 10 years old with the exceptions of classics and children’s books
• No digital media- audiobooks, DVD’s and CD’s
• No cookbooks, gardening, self-help or religion/spiritual
• Textbooks, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Time-Life books

We have quarterly pop-up sales featuring various themes.

Our sales are listed on our website, on social media, the local media, and advertised inside and outside the library. 

Our shop is open library hours, and we are staffed Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If a volunteer is not present for payment, you may use a cash drop box located on the wall behind our desk. Our Amazon shop is open 24/7.

Our funds are given back to the library in the form of funding library programs like story times, community programs like the Literary Stroll, materials, supplies, and minor maintenance for the library. 

Yes, some of our high value books are listed online at Pangobooks 

https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/foblibrary