Big Spring Book Sale 2024 at The Westport Library

Now is the chance to stock up for your summer reading!

The Westport Library Big Spring Book Sale is Friday, May 17, through Monday, May 20, on the Library’s main level, with something for every reader.

The Book Sale features thousands of gently used books for children and adults in more than 50 categories of nonfiction 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, May 17: 12-6 pm

Saturday, May 18: 9 am - 5 pm

Sunday, May 19: 11 am - 4 pm (half-price day; note: $1 fiction books and $1 children’s books remain at $1)

Monday, May 20: 9 am - 5 pm (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)

On Friday morning, May 17, from 8:45 am to 12 pm, the Book Sale will be open only to patrons who purchase an early access ticket. Early access tickets must be purchased in advance and are available online. (Click here to purchase early access tickets.)

Of special interest for this sale:

• A large collection of philosophy books, donated from the library of a retired professor of philosophy, plus a concentration of books on spirituality, including Eastern and Native American spirituality.
• An extensive collection of history books, especially military history, with many very scarce titles focusing on World War II. These include fully illustrated studies of period aircraft, weaponry, ships, and combat vehicles, many of which are prized by modeling enthusiasts. And plenty of American History and politics and world history books as well.
• A large assortment of framed art, from small desktop pieces to large wall pieces.
• A vast assortment of jigsaw puzzles, at bargain prices.
• A small number of laser videodiscs, priced between $3 and $5, and including classics such as The Bad and the Beautiful with Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas, the original Cape Fear with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, and Sex and the Single Girl with Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood.
• 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.)
• Our featured specials list, can be found here.

To volunteer at this sale, please send an email to Judi Lake at [email protected].

If you can’t make the sale, you can still visit the 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 or its eBay store.

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.