OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

Three days of shopping, thousands of gently used books in dozens of categories:  children's books, from infants to teens, literature and classics, comics and graphic novels, fiction, mystery, non-fiction including history and politics, math, science, psychology, biographies, sports, art, photography, cooking, gardening, travel and more, including Noteworthy, especially antiquarian books.  Also a wide selection of records, CDs, audio books, and DVDs.  Something for everyone!

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Pre-paid, timed admission tickets will be required for Friday, Sept. 4th.   Tickets will go on sale starting Monday, August 24th at 8 a.m.  To purchase admission tickets, click here.

 

Admission on Saturday, Sept. 5th and Sunday, Sept. 6th is free, first come, first served.

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BYOM -- Bring Your Own Mask.  Everyone will be required to wear a mask that covers both nose and mouth, and to observe social distancing.  

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For important additional procedures applicable to this sale, click here.

 

To volunteer at this sale, please contact Judi Lake at:    

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To see a map of the sales area, click on "Way Finder Map" (highlighted in yellow), above.  This map is provided as a general guide, and floor arrangement may change.  We will endeavor to keep the map updated, but in any event, signage at the sale will be clear, and Volunteers will be available at the sale to assist in directing you.  

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To receive updates and notifications regarding this sale, please join our mailing list.

Westport Library Book Sale Procedures 

Labor Day Weekend 2020

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Out of concern for the health and well-being of our volunteers, employees and patrons, the following procedures will be in effect throughout the Labor Day Weekend Book Sale.  Anyone who does not follow these procedures will be asked to leave.

 

 1. BYOM — Bring Your Own Mask ​

 

     Every person entering the Library must be wearing a face mask that covers both their nose and mouth. 

     Face masks must be worn at all times while inside the Library.

 

 2.  Upon entering the Library, your temperature will be taken, and your name will be collected for contact tracing. 

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​ 3.  Every person must use their best efforts to maintain at least 6’ social distance to the greatest extent

      possible.

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 4.  Every person entering the Forum/Komansky Room sales area will be asked to sanitize their hands

      (hand sanitizer will be provided), or to put on gloves, immediately before entering the area.

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 5.  Admittance to the sale on Friday, September 4th, is by pre-paid, timed ticket only. 

      To purchase admission tickets, click here.

      Admittance on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5th and 6th, is free, first come first served.

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 6.  No more than 60 people may occupy the book sale area at any time (limit of 25 on Friday).  If the

      book sale area has reached capacity, you may be asked to wait in line outside until someone leaves,

      before you may be admitted. 

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 7.  No books or other property may be left unattended at any time.

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 8.  Payment for purchases may be made by credit card, check or cash.

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• If paying by credit card, you will be asked to insert your card’s chip into the card reader, or to swipe your card through the card reader.

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• If paying by check, you must present a photo ID, address and phone number.

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• If paying by cash, you must provide the exact amount of your purchase; no change will be given.

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 9.   If you are feeling unwell, have a fever, or are exhibiting any other symptoms of illness, please stay home!

At the request of Westport officials, we will be taking each person's temperature, using a contact-less infrared thermometer supplied by the State of Connecticut, at the entrance to the Library building.  Anyone with a temperature at or above 100.0F may not enter the Library.  We will also be collecting name and contact information for each person entering the Library.

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For additional procedures relating to the first day of the sale, and information for high volume purchasers, please see “Additional Information for Friday, September 4, 2020 and Notice to High Volume Purchasers” below.

 

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Westport Library Labor Day Weekend 2020

Book Sale Procedures

 

Additional Information for Friday, September 4, 2020

and Notice to High Volume Purchasers

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Out of concern for the health and well-being of our volunteers, employees and patrons, the following procedures will be in effect throughout the Labor Day Weekend Book Sale.  Anyone who does not follow these procedures will be asked to leave.

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1.   No books or other property may be left unattended at any time.

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2.   There will be NO high volume purchase holding area.

 

3.   Shoppers are asked 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.

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4.   Please bring your own bags, boxes and rolling carts to carry your selections.  We will have very few, if

      any, boxes available.

 

5.   Admittance to the Book Sale on the first day of the sale, Friday September 4th, will be by pre-purchased,

      timed ticket, only.

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• Each individual must have their own ticket.

 

• Only 25 tickets will be sold for each time slot.  To purchase admission tickets, click here.

 

• Each ticket entitles the purchaser to browse in the shopping area (the Forum and the Komansky Room) only during the shopping time period indicated on their ticket.

 

• At the end of the ticketed time, everyone must leave the shopping area, and proceed to the check-out and cashier area, where your selections will be added up and paid for.

 

• If you want to browse in the shopping area beyond your ticket’s time period, you must have purchased a ticket for an additional time slot.

 

• Tickets are non-refundable.  Tickets will only be refunded if the Event is Canceled.  If you do not comply with the Book Sale Procedures (for example, if you remove your mask) and are asked to leave the Library, you will not be permitted to purchase any of your selections, and your ticket price will not be refunded.

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6.    To see a map of the sales area, click on "Way Finder Map" (highlighted in yellow) above.  This map is

provided as a general guide; arrangement of the sales floor may change.  We will endeavor to keep the map

       updated but, in any event, signage will be clear and volunteers will be available at the sale to assist

       in directing you.

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