The Friends of the Altoona Area Public Library will hold its fall used book sale from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, on the ground floor of the library.

A $5-a-bag sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27. There are no Sunday hours.

For Friends members, the Members’ Pre-Sale will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. Friends members preparing for the sale include: front — Pat Callahan; and from left, back — Gloria Bille-Dugan, Helen Gorsuch, Linda Bistline, Barb Brunhuber and Leonard Alwine. The book sale offers books of all kinds from adult fiction, children’s books, bestsellers to classics, non-fiction such as travel, art, history, home repair, genealogy, health, science, crafts, language and true crime books. The sale also includes puzzles, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, patterns, games and more. All money raised benefits the library.