Friends of the Claremont Library meeting and rare book sale

The Friends of the Claremont Library will host a rare book sale with old and collectable books from 1 to 4 p.m. June 11 at the Claremont Public Library.

The sale will continue from 1 to 2 p.m. June 12 at the library with the friends hosting a meeting afterward.

Speaker Susan Allen is the director of the California Rare Book School at UCLA. 

Allen was previously the head of special collections at Honnald before becoming chief librarian at the Getty Research Institute for the history of art and the humanities. 

She will discuss "Your Old Books," which includes a talk about what makes a book rare involving its condition, how to keep books in great condition, differences between limited editions and first editions and take audience questions. 

For more information, www.claremontlibrary.org