For years, the University of Florida Libraries held the Annual Book Sale on the colonnade outside Library West. The sales were popular events and generated revenue for the library's new book fund. However, too often UF community missed the one-day sales; and, the book sales were extremely labor intensive for library saff to coordinate. To better serve library patrons and to decrease the amount of labor and space required to hold huge outdoor book sales, the Smathers Library Bookstore opened its door in August 1999 on the first floor of Smathers Library and began selling the unselected and duplicate gift books, magazines, records, and maps. The Acquisitions and Licensing Department's Gifts program has the responsibility of managing the bookstore. The Smathers Libraries use the profits generated by the bookstore to purchase new books and other materials for library collections . More

For questions, suggestions and/or comments about the Smathers Library Bookstore, please contact Gifts staff.