The Friends of NIU Libraries is taking donations for its ninth annual book sale to help support NIU’s library.

The sale will be in late April. Donations are accepted in the library.

Earl Schumaker, head of government publications department, is coordinating the book sale. “We’re starting from scratch this year, so we need donations,” Schumaker said.

Books are received from various areas. “We’ve received books from the university community, from the Illinois area and even from outside this area,” Schumaker said.

“The Friends are comprised of individuals interested in enhancing the library. That would include former students,” he said.

The group was founded in 1983 by those interested in developing library resources.

It holds the book sale each year to raise money to buy library materials.

“We welcome everyone’s donations. Volunteers will help sell the books. We can use students to assist selling the books, if they want to donate time,” Schumaker said.

Most books can be taken, but textbooks older than five years, study guides, condensed books, government documents, reports or magazines are of no use.

The books donated can be taken to the information desk in the Founders Memorial Library and the sale will take place on April 23 and 24 in the library lobby.