The Friends of the John G. McCullough Free Library are hosting their annual Book & Bake Sale this weekend (Saturday, September 14th from 9:00AM- 4:00PM and Sunday, September 15th from 10:00AM- 4:00PM). The sale and the Library are both located at 2 Main Street in North Bennington. Thousands of high quality used books, CDs, DVDs, games and puzzles for all ages will be available at low prices. This year's sale features a particularly nice selection of adult novels, cookbooks, children's books, puzzles and CDs. Rare and antiquarian books will be available as well.

Delicious homemade treats will be on offer in the bake sale tent.

Be sure to check out the deluxe gardening- themed raffle basket. A $1,000+ value, the basket includes:
One 2-hour Spring garden cleanup by four Dirt Divas
A gift basket & $50 gift certificate from the Vermont Country Store
A wheelbarrow and gardening tools from The Home Depot
A floral patterned tablecloth and napkins from April Cornell
A fern motif vase from Red Barn Pottery
A garden themed puzzle from Jay's Art Shop and Frame Gallery
A Bennington Potters blue agate pitcher and floral tea towel
A $50 gift certificate from True Love Farm
A $25 gift certificate from Clear Brook Farm
Handmade fabric produce bags & cards from Bertleberries
A hand painted wooden birdhouse
Garden pest control products from Whitman's Feed Store
Six new gardening books from Storey Publishing
A Bag Balm hand care gift set
Seeds from High Mowing Seed Co.
A sunflower seed wreath for the birds
Handmade greeting cards from Dahlia Wood Designs

Raffle tickets are $10 each. The winning ticket will be drawn on December 1st. Tickets will be available after this weekend's sale at the Library and Powers Market in North Bennington and Hawkins House and Bringing you Vermont in Bennington.

All proceeds from the Book & Bake Sale and the raffle will directly support the McCullough Library's award- winning free community programs and Library materials.