Big Fall Book Sale Event inside the Westport Library! Once again, thousands of gently used books in over 50 categories, including children’s; literature and classics; fiction, mystery, and SciFi and fantasy; graphic novels and manga; art, photography, history, math, science, psychology, philosophy, religion and spirituality, biography, business, cooking, gardening, performing arts, travel, foreign language, education, reference, and more, including Noteworthy, especially antiquarian books and vintage children’s books. Plus DVDs and CDs, vintage vinyl, ephemera, and a large selection of framed artworks, from small desktop pieces to large wall pictures.
Book Sale Hours:
Free Admission:
Friday, November 1st — 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Please note Noon start time)
Saturday, November 2nd — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, November 3rd — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. — This is Half-Price Day — almost everything offered at half price! (NOTE: $1 Fiction books and $1 Children’s books remain at $1)
Monday, November 4th — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Fill our Logo Bag for $10 per bag, or fill your own equivalent-sized bag for $8 per bag, or purchase individual items at half-price, your choice
Early Access Hours, Paid Ticket-holders only:
Friday, November 1st — 8:45 a.m. to Noon
Tickets for Friday’s Early Access hours must be purchased online in advance, through eventbrite.com, at: https://westportlibraryfall2024booksale.eventbrite.com
Early Access Tickets go on sale beginning October 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Tickets are $35 each + platform’s processing fees. A maximum of 125 tickets will be sold.
Of special interest for this sale:
Library of America volumes, first editions, in their slip cases, most in pristine condition
A selection of contemporary novels and poetry from the personal library of former editor at Publisher's Weekly, Sybil Steinberg, signed by their respective authors
An extensive collection of History books, especially Military History, with many scarce titles, focusing on World War II and including fully illustrated studies of period aircraft, weaponry, ships and combat vehicles, many of which are prized by modeling enthusiasts; as well as plenty of American History & Politics, and World History books
A broad assortment of fiction, nonfiction and collectible books in more than a dozen languages, including recently donated collections in Turkish and in German
A large assortment of framed art -- from small desktop pieces, to large wall pieces
Another huge assortment of jigsaw puzzles, at bargain prices
Fiction for $1 -- A 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.] Includes a generous donation of new copies of NY Times best-selling local author Jane Green's novels, in hardcover and in paperback. Translations of many of Jane's novels in several different langauges also available, and may be found with our foreign language offerings. Also in our Fiction room, a group of mass market paperback mysteries by Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers.
