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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; As the 40th annual Osterhout Free Library Book Sale concluded on Saturday, library officials said the seven-day event may have been the most profitable ever.</p><p>More than 4,500 reading enthusiasts came to the large tent filled with books pitched next to the library. Library management estimated about $27,000 was raised during the seven-day event.</p><p>&#8220;The people came because they love books,&#8221; said Diane Krokos, treasurer of the Friends of the Osterhout Library, the group that puts on the event.</p><p>&#8220;They also love the bargains.&#8221;</p><p>Krokos said the event organizers and library management were &#8220;very impressed&#8221; with the success of the sale.</p><p>Saturday was &#8220;bag day,&#8221; with visitors paying $1 to $5 for a bag, depending on its size, and stuffing it with books. She watched one man carry several bags to the family car while his wife continued to fill more.</p><p>The books sold included current novels to classics from the early 1900s and everything in between, she said. Hardly used hard copy books that usually sell for $20 in a retail store went for just a little more than $2.</p><p>Christopher Kelly, director of development and community relations for the library, said the sale is a &#8220;total community event,&#8221; resulting from the hard work of the volunteers and readers all over Northeastern Pennsylvania, who donate their books to the library.</p><p>Irene Martin is the president of the Friends of the Library group.</p><p>As a longtime user of the library and someone whose children also benefited from the library&#8217;s services, Martin loves to help the institution.</p><p>Kelly pointed out the sale also gives the public an opportunity to learn more about what is available at the library.</p><p>&#8220;The library is not just a stack of books,&#8221; he said.</p><p>It also includes computers, movies, music, magazines, educational programs for children and adults, reading groups, visits from authors and activities of all kinds, Kelly said. In addition, the library opened its own book store in the fall of 2015 where bargains on barely used books of all genres are available.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Art Borchert, of Plymoth, and Melissa Borchert, of Pringle, look though books to fill up a box they purchased for $10 during the final day of the Osterhout Library&#8217;s annual book sale on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-5-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Art Borchert, of Plymoth, and Melissa Borchert, of Pringle, look though books to fill up a box they purchased for $10 during the final day of the Osterhout Library&#8217;s annual book sale on Saturday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Amanda Hrycyna | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Volunteers Diane Krokos, of Dallas, and Phyllis Scott, of Plymoth, sell Mollie and Brad Kester, of Wilkes-Barre, all-you-can-fill bags for $5 during the final day of the annual Osterhout Library&#8217;s book sale Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-2-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Volunteers Diane Krokos, of Dallas, and Phyllis Scott, of Plymoth, sell Mollie and Brad Kester, of Wilkes-Barre, all-you-can-fill bags for $5 during the final day of the annual Osterhout Library&#8217;s book sale Saturday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Amanda Hrycyna | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-4-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Marie Lou Kivler, of Hanover Township, looks through books Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-4-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Marie Lou Kivler, of Hanover Township, looks through books Saturday. </caption2><photoCredit2>Amanda Hrycyna | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-1-1.jpg">
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<div class="neCaption">Shoppers look though a variety of books during the the last day of Ousterhout Library&#8217;s bag it book sale. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo4>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/web1_ttl062516ousterhout-3-1.jpg</photo4><caption4>Shoppers look though a variety of books during the the last day of Ousterhout Library&#8217;s bag it book sale. </caption4><photoCredit4>Amanda Hrycyna | For Times Leader </photoCredit4></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Osterhout Free Library Book Sale a success once again</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ralph Nardone</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach the Times Leader newsroom at 570-829-7262 or on Twitter @TLnews.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Book sale a winner for Osterhout, readers