Book lovers from all over the region attended and a few dealers made a special trip to the fundraiser from Wellington and Masterton, she said.
"We had a book dealer who drove up from Wellington at 4am [on Saturday] and arrived at the doors at 8am and another came up by bus on Friday night," Ms Taylor said.
However, most customers were families who came to the school each year in search of their favourite reads.
"It was lovely to see the children coming in and filling a bag with books that they chose."
This year they had a slightly different layout which made it easier for people to browse the books thanks to help from volunteers.
Money raised from the event goes back to the school which gives the parents' association a wish list of extra items that would benefit the students.
Last year the fundraiser made $13,000 which went towards Chromebooks for classrooms and new seating for the hall.
"It was really successful this year and I'm hopeful we made more than last year," Ms Taylor said.
The association should receive the wish list in a month or two and a select committee would decide where to allocate the money, she said.
Napier resident Janice Ireland said she went to the sale every year with a list of books she owned in order not to double up.
There were particular books by her favourite authors that she was looking for and found the layout made it very easy to browse, she said.
The association has already been donated nearly 100 boxes of books for next year's event which would be sorted throughout the year.