Westport, CT — Mark your calendar for The Westport Library Big Fall Book Sale, to be held Friday, December 1st, through Monday, December 4th on the Library’s main level at 20 Jesup Road.
This Book Sale offers something for everyone, with thousands of gently used books for children and adults in more than 50 categories of non-fiction and fiction, as well as noteworthy, vintage children’s and antiquarian books, vintage vinyl records, music CDs, and movie and television series DVDs, as well as a limited selection of ephemera and artwork.
The book sale hours, with free admission, are as follows:
Friday, December 1: Noon — 6 pm (please note Noon start-time)
Saturday, December 2: 9 am — 5 pm
Sunday, December 3: 11 am — 5 pm (almost everything half-price)
Monday, December 4: 9 am — 5 pm (“Bag Day” — shoppers can fill our logo bag for $10 per bag, or their own equivalent-sized bag for $8, or buy individual books at half-price)
On Friday morning, December 1, from 8:55am to Noon, the Book Sale will be open only to patrons who purchase an Early Access ticket in advance. Early Access tickets are available online, through eventbrite.com, at WestportFall2023BookSale.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit the book sale’s website at www.westportbooksaleventures.org/our-events.
Of special interest for this sale:
- A large collection of books about Chess strategies and players spanning the past century
- A collection of books by noted 18th century writer and poet Samuel Johnson, including a set of his complete works, and books by noted biographer James Boswell
- A collection of books on Ballet, some of them signed
- A sizable collection of books from the Library of America series, each in its own slipcase
- A huge assortment of Jigsaw Puzzles, at bargain prices
- Books for popular Role Playing Games
- A broad selection of books on Knitting and Needle Crafts
- A large collection of books examining Climate Change and Environmental Sciences
- Back by popular demand: our Fiction for $1 Room — an entire conference room filled with hardcover fiction, mystery, science fiction and fantasy books, and young adult fiction, plus paperback novels, all offered at just $1 each. [Note: Books in this room will remain priced at $1 each on Sunday’s half-price day.]
To volunteer at this sale, please send an email to Judi Lake at volunteers@westportbooksales.org.
Can’t make the sale? Visit the nonprofit Westport Book Shop at 23 Jesup Road, across Jesup Green from the Library, or shop any time 24/7 on the Book Sale’s Online Store (westportbooksaleventures.org/shop) or eBay store at ebay.com/str/westportbooksalesct.
The Westport Library Book Sale is operated by Westport Book Sale Ventures, a nonprofit enterprise with a dual social mission: raise funds to support The Westport Library, while providing meaningful employment for adults with disabilities. Visit the Westport Book Sale website (www.westportbooksaleventures.org) or follow Westport Book Sale on Facebook (Westport Book Sales) and Instagram (@westportbooksale) to keep up with the latest about the Book Sale and the Westport Book Shop.