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Thousands of books, DVDs and vinyl records will be on sale at the University of Michigan Library on Monday, Dec. 14.

(MLive.com files)

If your book collection could use some updating, or if you just want a reason to splurge a little on vinyl records and DVDs, mark your calendar for Monday, Dec. 14.

The University of Michigan Library is having its annual Used Book Sale that day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

"Each year, we usually have a selection of specialty items. This year, the Book Sale will actually feature a very large amount of vintage vinyl record duplicates recently withdrawn from our collection," said Steve Griffes, a senior resource supervisor at the library.

"We try to do the Book Sale annually in December -- the last sale was December 2014 -- as a way to offer items no longer need in our collections to the local community at extremely low prices."

There isn't a catalog of sale items available for online previewing, but Griffes said the selection is big enough to accommodate a variety of interests.

And the best thing about the sale: the prices. Paperback books will be sold for $0.50, while vinyl records, hardcover books and DVDs will sell for just $1.

The sale will take place in the Gallery -- Room 100 -- of the Hatcher Graduate Library, located at 913 S. University Ave. in Ann Arbor.

Jeremy Allen is the higher education reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Follow him on twitter at @JeremyAllenA2. Contact him at 810-247-4625 or jallen42@mlive.com.