The 59th annual Hawaii Friends of the Library used book sale commenced on Saturday and will last for an entire week until this coming Saturday. More than 100,000 books, records, tapes, videos, CDs, DVDs, maps, and magazines are on sale, the proceeds of which benefit the Hawaii State Public Library System. The book sale is always a hit and draws thousands of bookworms and bargain hunters from all over the island, state and even the mainland. Unfortunately for the first time in its history, the state’s general excise tax is now being applied to purchases and being passed on to consumers.

The book sale is held in Honolulu at the McKinley High School cafeteria.