Victoria College Book Sale
The 2024 Vic Book Sale is officially over.
Thank you to everyone who made the sale a great success.
In the meantime, check out our Bookshop just inside the E.J. Pratt Library.
Book Shop
The Book Shop is closed for the holiday break on December 19 and will re-open on Monday, January 6, 2025.
The FVUL Bookshop will be open daily from 12:00–3:00pm — Our stock is added to daily. Drop by and have a browse!
Donating Books
We will stop receiving books on December 10 and will start again on Tuesday January 14, 2025.
We are accepting books on Tuesdays between 11:00am-2:30pm
For information on becoming a Friend of Victoria University Library, or for volunteering, go to: library.vicu.utoronto.ca/friends.
We look forward to seeing you.
Donation Guidelines
We appreciate your interest in donating books to the book sale—your donation will greatly benefit Victoria University Library. (Please note, no charitable receipt will be issued for donated books). There are some criteria on what our volunteers are able to accept.
We accept hard and soft cover books, vinyl, CDs and DVDs in all subjects in great condition.
Due to the nature of the booksale, we are unable to accept the following:
- encyclopedia sets
- journals or magazines
- Reader’s Digest condensed books
- discarded library books
- outdated or underlined textbooks
- musty books
How to Pack Boxes
- banker’s boxes and liquor store boxers are preferable so our volunteers can lift them!
Driving Directions
Drive north on Queen’s Park Crescent East, past Wellesley and St. Joseph Streets. Turn right into the driveway just before the pedestrian traffic lights, north of St. Joseph Street (see map and image below and Google Street View). Then turn left into the library delivery entrance. Use the intercom to the left of the double doors.
Please contact us if you have any questions about donations.
T (416) 585–4585 or (416) 585–4471
E vic.booksale@utoronto.ca