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Our Events

Big Fall Book Sale

Friday, November 6 to Monday, November 9, 2026

inside the Westport Library

20 Jesup Road, Westport CT​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Come to our Big Fall Book Sale Event inside the Westport Library!  Choose from thousands of gently used books in over 50 categories of non-fiction and fiction for readers of all ages, including Noteworthy, antiquarian books and vintage children’s books.  There will also be a huge assortment of DVDs, CDs, vintage vinyl, ephemera, and jigsaw puzzles, as well as a selection of framed artworks, from small desktop pieces to large wall pictures.

 

Book Sale Hours:

     

Free Admission:

    

Friday, November 6th — 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.  (please note Noon start time)

     

Saturday, November 7th — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

     

Sunday, November 8th — 11 a.m. to 5 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 9th —  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

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Early Access Hours, Paid Ticket-holders only:

       

Friday, November 6th — 8:45 a.m. to Noon

     

Tickets for Friday’s Early Access hours will be available for purchase online, in advance, beginning Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., at https://buytickets.at/westportbooksaleventuresinc/2467564 

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Tickets are $38 each (no additional fees).  A maximum of 125 tickets will be sold.  

 

NOTE: Online ticket sales will end the evening before the sale, on Thursday, November 5th at 5 p.m.  Any remaining tickets may be sold at the door on Friday, November 6th on a first-come, first-served basis, after those who purchased their tickets online in advance have entered the sale.

 

Click here to see a list of Featured Specials. This list will be updated from time to time prior to the event.

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Make sure to visit our Fiction for $1 room — 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, and Children's $1 books, will remain priced at $1 each on Sunday’s half-price day.

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Please note the following Book Sale Procedures:

  • No books or other materials may be left unattended at any time, except in designated areas.  Books may not be aggregated in aisles nor may they block any exit.  This policy will be strictly enforced.  Any books found piled up in an aisle or blocking an exit will be promptly re-shelved.

   

  • Shoppers are requested to evaluate items "in place"— decide whether to purchase an item at the table or shelf where it is displayed.  If you reject an item, please return it to the place it was displayed. 

   

  • For the first day of the sale, there will be designated a limited area for high volume purchasers to aggregate and evaluate potential purchases.  Due to space limitations, this area will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Users are required to leave their name and mobile phone number with their materials in this area.  Users are asked to return rejected books to the place they were originally displayed.

   

  • As a convenience for high volume purchasers — as in recent sales, we will be happy to begin to add-up (tally) books you have selected for purchase while you continue shopping.  You will be required to leave your name and mobile phone number with your selections.

   

  • Please bring your own bags, boxes and rolling carts to carry your selections.  We do not anticipate having any boxes available for your use.

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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​

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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.

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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.

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Don't miss out -- join our mailing list to receive email notifications about our Book Sale Events and other book sale news. 

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Upcoming Westport Book Shop Events

Short Story Club at the Book Shop

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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 group of stories

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Meets at the Westport Book Shop on

the fourth Wednesday of every month

from 6:00 to 7:30pm

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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, October 28, 2026. 

For Halloween, we will be discussing these stories:

📖   "The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe (1842)

📖   "Phantoms" by Steven Millhauser (2011)

📖   "Viola in Midwinter" by Marie-Helene Bertino (2023)

📖   "Dinah's Hat" by Stephen King (2026)

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Particpants are encouraged (but not required) to come to this Halloween session as a character, object, theme, or even title, of a short story, novel, play, poem, or any literary form.  Come in costume, or just bring a prop(s) — use your creativity!  Everyone will try to guess who or what you are, and a PRIZE (or prizes) will be awarded.

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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

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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.

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Join us for another interesting discussion!

October Art Exhibit & Reception
at the Westport Book Shop

The Westport Book Shop is pleased to be exhibiting the artwork of local artist Paula Morgan at the Book Shop's Drew Friedman Art Place for the month of October 2026.​​ 

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Book Shop patrons are invited to a reception in celebration of Paula and this exhibit on Thursday evening, October 8, 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.​​

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For more information about the artist and this exhibit, visit our "News" page.​

Stories in Bloom

6th Annual Halloween Pumpkin Painting Project

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 Join us for a morning packed with free fall family fun - featuring pumpkin painting, crafts, temporary tattoos, children's book authors, healthy snacks, a Monster Mash playlist, and even special guest critters brought to us by Earthplace, and saplings courtesy of the Westport Tree Board!

 

Costumes are optional but highly encouraged, so bring the kids dressed in their spooky best! Children must be accompanied by an adult. 

 

📍 Where: Jesup Green across from the Westport Book Shop

🗓️ When: Friday, October 10, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

 

Space is limited.  Please let us know you're coming.  To RVSP , phone the Book Shop at 203-349-5141 or send an email to rsvp@westportbooksaleventures.org

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Coming Soon to the Westport Book Shop

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Violent Hill Book

Join us on Friday, October 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for an exclusive book launch and author signing with local New England writer Johanna Pagani!

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Recent Events

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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.

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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.

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If you missed the benefit, you can still support our efforts:  click here to donate.  Thank you

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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

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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

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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!

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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! 

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Choose to have your purchases shipped to you, or pick up your order at the Westport Book Shop, 23 Jesup Road.​

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Items are added to our online store regularly, so check back often!​

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CONTACT US

Thank You!

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203-952-0070

20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT 06880

Our dual mission: to raise funds for the Westport Library while providing meaningful employment for adults with disabilities.

© 2026 Westport Book Sale Ventures, Inc.

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