Animal Protection League’s annual rummage sale will be July 17 and 24. Donate items from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 12, 15, 19, and 22 at 1727 Laurel Street, downtown Columbia (near the big fire station). 603-5443.

Tom Hoskins Memorial Sprint Triathlon will be held July 17 at the Northwest YMCA in Irmo in honor of Tom Hoskins, a longtime local cyclist who was hit and killed in Lancaster County during a charity bicycle ride in 2007. www.upstateytri. com or through a link on the YMCA’s website, www.columbiaymca.org.

Friends of the Richland County Public Library’s Summer Book Sale will be Saturday, July 17, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., RCPL Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. 929-3475.

Richland County Children’s Advocacy Center (The ARC) 20th Anniversary Fundraiser will be Saturday, July 10, 6 p.m. to support the important work of helping child victims of abuse. $40 per person. Dinner, music, nationally–known guest speaker, silent auction, and open cash bar. The Hall at 300 Senate St. 898-2396 or www.state.sc.us/dmh/arc/services.html