YWRC Book Sale

Event Location: Elwell Family Food Center

Event Description

Want to be one of the first to shop? Purchase a pre-ticketed event ticket for just $30 and shop 3 - 6 p.m. on opening day. Or, you can pay $20 at the door to shop 6 - 9 p.m. opening day. FREE admission to the YWRC Book Sale is available on Friday (9 a.m. - 9 p.m.), Saturday (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.), and Sunday (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.)!

The Young Women’s Resource Center and Iowa’s Biggest Book Sale have teamed up to host the YWRC Book Sale! We are thrilled to usher this 60-year community book sale legacy into its next chapter with the YWRC.

150,000+ books and media items will be available to browse and purchase at this sale - all for great prices and a worthy cause! In addition to affordable used and collectible books representing 108 categories, the sale also includes records, CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, and artwork.

The YWRC Book Sale is made possible by more than 150 year-round and 100+ event volunteers. A true community effort!

Proceeds from the YWRC Book Sale will support local girls and young women so they may be strong, self-confident, and resilient. Because of supporters like you, they have the tools and skill sets necessary to overcome adversity, bolster their self-worth, gain key information to have healthy relationships, learn social media safety, receive critical childbirth/postpartum/parenting education, and achieve a life full of possibilities.

Note: This first sale will be on a smaller scale than recent years, but will be back to full size for the Spring 2026 sale held over Memorial Day Weekend.

Event Category: Book Sale

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