Our next Big Book Sale Event
SPRING 2026
Friday, May 15 to Monday, May 18, 2026
inside the Westport Library
20 Jesup Road, Westport CT
SAVE THE DATES for our Big Spring 2026 Book Sale Event inside the Westport Library! There will be thousands of gently used books in over 50 categories, for readers of all ages, plus vintage children’s and antiquarian books, audio books, CDs, vintage vinyl, DVDs, and more! Check back here in April for details.
Want to support your community? Volunteer with us at a Book Sale Event!
Help us set up at the Library before the sale starts, or volunteer during the sale.
Send an email to volunteers@westportbooksaleventures.org
Please note: Volunteers must be able to work independently; we do not provide individual supervision nor do we ensure volunteers remain on-site. Minors usually volunteer with a parent or guardian.
Can't wait until our next Book Sale Event? Shop all year 'round at our Westport Book Shop at 23 Jesup Road in downtown Westport. For store hours and other information, click here. Or shop with us online, at our eBay store www.ebay.com/str/westportbooksalesct -- items are added to our eBay store on a regular basis.
Don't miss out -- join our mailing list to receive email notifications about our Book Sale Events and other book sale news.
Upcoming Westport Book Shop Events
Short Story Club at the Book Shop
Short on time but long on interest?
Every month the Westport Book Shop's Short Story Club
will get together to discuss another classic or
contemporary short story or pair of stories
Meets at the Westport Book Shop on
the fourth Wednesday of every month
from 6:00 to 7:30pm
Come to one session, some, or all, it's up to you!
Space is limited; registration is required.
Each month's short story selection(s) will be announced by or around the first day of the month, and registration for that month's session will open when the email announcing that month's selection goes out. Make sure you are on our email list (use the "Contact Us" form at the bottom of the page), so you'll be among the first to know!
The next session of the Short Story Club will be Wednesday, February 25,2026.
We'll be discussing two stories by Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro from her 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage:
📖 "What is Remembered", and
📖 "The Bear Came Over the Mountain"
Registration for each Short Story Club session is required, as space is limited. To register, please phone the Westport Book Shop at 203-349-5141 or send an email to: RSVP@westportbooksaleventures.org
Story selections usually are available at your local library, either singly or as part of a compilation, and often are available online. The Westport Book Shop will have copies of each month's stories available to borrow. You may also be able to obtain printouts of most stories at The Westport Library, for a modest fee of $0.15 per page.
We look forward to another thought-provoking session!
February Art Exhibit
at the Westport Book Shop
The Westport Book Shop honors and thanks the over 60 artists who have exhibited at the Westport Book Shop's Drew Friedman Art Place over the past five years.
Come see the mosaic created for us by Miggs Burroughs celebrating our artists community!
Stop by any time during the Book Shop's regular business hours, Mondays thru Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m, Sunday Noon to 5:00 p.m.
On view through February 28, 2026.
For more information about this exhibit, visit our "News" page.
An Afternoon with best-selling children's author
Lauren Tarshis
Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
at the Westport Library
Celebrate the Westport Book Shop's 5th Anniversary with a presentation and book-signing by Lauren Tarshis, best-selling author of the I Survived children's book series.
I Survived is an historical fiction book series for young readers that shares the stories of some of the world's most extraordinary events, told through the eyes of young characters who show resilience and strength in the midst of unimaginable disasters, and live to tell the tale. Author Lauren Tarshis will talk about some of her latest stories in the I Survived series, including I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935, and will share insights into her process of researching and writing her books.
In addition to young reader chapter books, select I Survived titles are available as graphic novels, including the most recent I Survived The California Wildfires, 2018, which is being released this February.
This is a ticketed event — each person attending the event must have a ticket. All proceeds from this event benefit the Westport Book Shop.
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Children's tickets are $10, and each $10 ticket includes a gift of one I Survived book.
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Chaperone tickets (or tickets for attendees who do not want a book) are $5.00 each.
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Children under age 5 may attend for free, but need to be registered for a free ticket.
To get tickets, go to https://LaurenTarshisMarch15.eventbrite.com
Bonus: before Lauren Tarshis' presentation begins, audience members can test their knowledge of the I Survived series by playing a special game of "Kahoot!" with us — a trivia game that's fun for all ages! The first place winner of the I Survived Kahoot! trivia game will win a one-hour Sunday morning session (date and time TBD) with Lauren Tarshis at the Westport Book Shop, where the winner and four of their guests can talk with Lauren and ask questions about their favorite I Survived stories. Second and third place winners will receive I Survived and Westport Book Shop prize bundles. Players must be present at the event to win.
To play the I Survived Kahoot! trivia game, participants will need to bring their own internet-enabled mobile phone, tablet or laptop, and logon at kahoot.it, or download the Kahoot! app, before the game begins. Event ticket holders will be given the "Game PIN" to participate in the I Surivived Kahoot! game at the start of this event.
PLEASE NOTE:
This is NOT a drop-off event — all children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
This event takes place at The Westport Library Trefz Forum. Guest check-in and seating will begin at 2:30 p.m. Please arrive early to allow time to register attendance, receive a book, find a seat, and logon to Kahoot!
This event will begin promptly at 3:00 p.m.
Books will also be available for purchase at the event.
Join us for a fun and informative afternoon!
Recent Events
March 13, 2025
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
at The Westport Library
in the Trefz Forum
A benefit event
to help sustain our employment program and grow our community
Since opening the Westport Book Shop in early 2021, we have provided over 10,500 hours of paid part-time employment and job training for more than a dozen adults and young adults with disabilities. Our employees are learning and exercising workplace skills that are transferable to other business and retail environments, and they have the opportunity for frequent everyday interaction with the community. Over this time, we have also provided more than $200,000 of support to The Westport Library.
On March 13, 2025, we hosted a benefit we called Growing Our Community, to raise funds to ensure we continue to have a solid financial foundation, and to support the potential growth or our employment program. Guests enjoyed live music performed by members of the Staples High School Jazz Ensemble, light bites & beverages, a paddle raise, and both a live and silent auction of a variety of unique books, vinyl, artworks, and experiences.
If you missed the benefit, you can still support our efforts: click here to donate. Thank you
Benefit Committee
Jocelyn Barandiaran ✧ Robin Berggren ✧ Tina Bory ✧ Katherine Caro ✧ Pamela Cunningham ✧
Linda Franciscovich ✧ Sharuna Mahesh ✧ Linda Monteiro Hopper ✧ Nancy Wahler
Our generous Event Sponsors
Karen Kleine Dan Levinson
Eileen Lavigne Flug Linda & Scott Hopper
Robin & Brad Berggren Jocelyn & Walter Barandiaran
Nancy Kail Ann & Bill S(c)heff(l)er
Anonymous
Our generous Food and Beverage Sponsors
Catering provided and subsidized by Seaside Sliders, LLC. Wine donated by Brescome Barton Inc.
Beer donated by New England Brewing Co. and by Whalers Brewing Company
Auction items generously donated by Miggs Burroughs, Jack Geer, Markley Rizzi, Kerstin Rao/Vivid Cottage, Rowene Weems, Heidi Hammer, The Mark Twain House & Museum, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, The Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic Aquarium, Stewie the Duck Swim School, the Ridgefield Playhouse, TerraSole Restaurant, Knopf Doubleday, The Wakeman Town Farm, The Party Partner, and Big Y
ONLINE Book Sale -- Ongoing
The Westport Library Book Sale is online!
Visit our Online Shop on eBay at www.ebay.com/str/WestportBookSalesCT and browse a broad selection of noteworthy, collectible, antiquarian and hard-to-find out-of-print books from our Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Biography, History and Politics, Art, Architecture & Design, Photography categories, and more!
Choose to have your purchases shipped to you, or pick up your order at the Westport Book Shop, 23 Jesup Road.
Items are added to our online store regularly, so check back often!
