Our next Big Book Sale Event
FALL 2026
Friday, November 6 to Monday, November 9, 2026
inside the Westport Library
20 Jesup Road, Westport CT
Thank you to all the shoppers, volunteers and donors who helped to make our recent Spring Book Sale such a great success!
Mark your calendar now for our Big Fall Book Sale Event inside The Westport Library -- Friday November 6 through Monday November 9, 2026. Once again, there will be thousands of gently used books in over 50 categories, for adults and children of all ages, plus antiquarian and vintage children’s books, audio books, CDs, vintage vinyl, DVDs, ephemera, and framed artworks.
Event hours, information about featured specials, and other event details will be posted here approximately six weeks before the event.
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, June 24, 2026.
This month's stories -- about fathers and children -- are:
📖 "Midair" by Frank Conroy (1985)
📖 "Today Will Be a Quiet Day" by Amy Hempel (1985)
📖 "The Hare's Mask" by Mark Slouka (2011)
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. 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 interesting discussion!
June Art Exhibit & Reception
at the Westport Book Shop
The Westport Book Shop welcomes local artist John Bygott as exhibiting artist at the Book Shop's Drew Friedman Art Place for the month of June 2026.
The Book Shop will hold a reception for John and this exhibit on Wednesday evening, June 17, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Space is limited; please RSVP to the Book Shop by phoning 203-349-5141 or sending an email to RSVP@westportbooksaleventures.org
The art exhibit is open to the public during the Book Shop's regular business hours, Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m.
For more information about the artist and this exhibit, visit our "News" page.
Stories in Bloom 🌻
2nd Annual Local Author Showcase
Join us for outdoor, book-fair style fun on
Saturday, May 30th, 2026
Meet the Writers - Chat with 33 local authors – for adults and children – browse their latest titles, and get your copies signed!
This event is designed for the whole family, with plenty of activities to keep kids entertained, including spring tattoos, face painting, bubbles, corn hole games, and our festive Maypole. Refreshments will be available as you explore the showcase and connect with fellow book lovers.
📍 Where: On Jesup Green
🗓️ When: Saturday, May 30th, from 11 AM to 2 PM
⛈️ Rain Date: Sunday, May 31st
Come celebrate our community's storytellers and find your next great read right here in Westport! See you there!
Note: Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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!
