Returning this October is the Cobb County Public Library Book Sale at the Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta.

Hours will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9 and 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 10, with plenty of free parking.

Cobb County Government requires that masks must be worn and that all shoppers must enter through the front doors of the Civic Center.

Materials for sale will include books for all ages in both hardcover and paperback, DVDs, books on CD and audiocassette and magazines.

Prices will range from 10 cents to $4.

Acceptable forms of payment will be debit, credit, cash and checks.

On Oct. 8 until 1 p.m., electronic devices will not be permitted and only up to two boxes of items at a time will be sold.

Patrons should plan to pay and take their items to their vehicle before coming in to shop some more.

All profits from this book sale will go directly to buying more items for Cobb County Public Library’s 15 branches.

Information: CobbCounty.org/library

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