'Wizard of Oz' stories can be yours at West Islip Library book sale

You'll be off to see the Wizard, Dorothy, Toto and the rest of the Oz gang in literary form when the Friends of the West Islip Public Library holds its annual vintage and premium book sale May 30-31.

Several first and second editions from L. Frank Baum's popular series of books about the land of Oz will be among the treasures up for grabs at the sale, which helps raise funds for the library.

Other rarities bibliophiles will find are the 1830 book "Scenes in Georgia," featuring tales of faith; vintage copies of "Gone With the Wind," "Kidnapped" and "Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates"; an 1891 set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica; a 20-volume set of the works of Charles Dickens; an 1895 picture biography of German chancellor Otto von Bismarck (in German), and much more, said Glen Matheson of West Islip, an organizer of the sale.

The group began hosting the sale in 2022, and it has been an ongoing success, with the last one taking in $1,400. Those proceeds were used for children's programs. shredding days and other library services, Matheson said.

The sale will take place from noon to 5 p.m. May 30 and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. May 31 at the library at 3 Higbie Lane, West Islip. For additional information, email FriendsWestIslipLibrary@gmail.com.