Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries bookstore volunteer Valarie Prestwood restocks the shelves Tuesday morning in Los Alamos. The bookstore has been closed for several weeks during renovation of the building. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

The half-price shelves at the bookstore hold books on topics from engineering to travel in Italy as well as popular fiction and biographies. Books are half the marked price. The bookstore also has an extensive selection of Christmas books and music on hand presently and a collection of MAD Magazines for $1 each. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Candee Haskins, manager of the Friends Bookstore at Mesa Publilc Library prepares to check out one of many customers who flocked to the store Tuesday morning. Although the store is fully up and running, Haskins asked donors to stagger their donations during the next few weeks to allow volunteers to keep up. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com