The Regent Theatre Book Sale is set to be the first hosted at the Edgar Centre after it was cancelled last year because of Covid-19.
Kath Wallace, who is helping organise the event, said she felt nervous about the setup as there were some "big spaces to fill" at the indoor stadium.
"It’s like a jigsaw ... I’ll be excited on the day it starts," Mrs Wallace said.
This year’s sale will be held over Friday and Saturday from 10am to 10pm.
Mrs Wallace thanked all the volunteers, who yesterday still had 1800 boxes of books to put on display.
"Without the people of Dunedin, we wouldn’t have this."
The book sale was previously hosted at the Regent Theatre in the Octagon.