Our next Big Book Sale Event
May 16 –19, 2025
inside the Westport Library
20 Jesup Road, Westport CT
Mark your calendar now for our
2025 Big Spring Book Sale –
Friday May 16 through
Monday May 19, 2025
Once again, you'll find something for everyone from children to adults, with thousands of gently used books in over 50 categories, plus vintage vinyl, CDs, DVDs, audio books, and ephemera, and a large selection of framed artworks and photographs, from small desktop pieces to large wall pictures.
Book Sale Hours:
Free Admission:
Friday, May 16th -- 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (please note Noon start time)
Saturday, May 17th -- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 18th -- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - This is Half-Price Day -- almost everything at half-price! (Note: $1 Fiction books and $1 Children's books remain at $1)
Monday, May 19th -- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- This is "Bag Day" -- fill our Logo bag for $10, or your equivalent-sized bag for $8, or buy individual items for half-price (your choice)
Early Access Hours, Paid Ticket Holders Only:
Friday May 16th from 8:45 a.m. to Noon
Early Access tickets will go on sale beginning April 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
A list of items of special interest, and a list of Featured Specials, as well as a link for ticket purchases, will be available in early April -- check back here then, for details.
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.
Want to support your community? Volunteer with us at the Spring Book Sale!
Help us set up at the Library before the sale starts, or volunteer during the sale.
Send an email to volunteers@westportbooksaleventures.org
Upcoming Westport Book Shop Events
Short Story Book Club at the Book Shop
Short on time but long on interest?
Every month the Westport Book Shop's Short Story Book Club
will get together to discuss another classic or
contemporary short story
Meets at the Westport Book Shop on
the fourth Thursday 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 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 Book Club will be Thursday, March 27, 2025. We will be discussing these two short stories:
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by (1966) Joyce Carol Oates, and
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor (1955).
Space is limited; registration is required, by phoning the Book Shop at 203-349-5141 or by sending an email to: RSVP@westportbooksaleventures.org
The Short Story Book Club's story selections typically are available at your local library, either singly or as part of a compilation, or online. If you have difficulty obtaining a copy of any story, contact the Book Shop. For March, both stories are available online -- just search their titles.
Reception for March Exhibiting Artists
Students of Connie Manna
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Meet local artist and art instructor Connie Manna and some of her talented art students at a reception for the Westport Book Shop's exhibiting guest artists at the Shop's Drew Friedman Art Place for the month of March.
Join us for a Sip 'n Chat on Wednesday evening, March 19, 2025, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, at the Westport Book Shop, located at 23 Jesup Road.
RSVP encouraged -- call 203-349-5141 and let us know you're coming! or send an email to RSVP@westportbooksaleventures.org
For more information about Connie and this exhibit, visit our "News" page.
Puzzle Night at the Westport Book Shop!
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Puzzle Night at the Westport Book Shop!
Calling all puzzle lovers! Join us on Thursday, April 3rd, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for a fun evening at the Westport Book Shop!
Browse our shelves and find your next great read while you're here!
Come for the puzzles, stay for the fun— just bring your game face!
RSVP encouraged -- call 203-349-5141 and let us know you're coming! or send an email to RSVP@westportbooksaleventures.org
Savor - An Evening of Culinary Inspiration
with Chef Alison Milwe Grace
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Join us at Westport Book Shop on April 10th for a special evening celebrating Chef Alison Milwe Grace’s debut cookbook, Savor: Recipes to Celebrate!
Westport’s own Milwe Grace is bringing her passion for food and celebration to your kitchen with this beautifully curated collection of favorite recipes, themed classes, and menus — perfect for creating memorable gatherings with friends and family.
Spice up the conversation! Alison will be in conversation with Susy Hayes Jones, who will also facilitate a Q&A. Bring your burning cooking questions, get insider tips from a pro, and leave inspired to whip up something special!
Don’t miss this chance to meet the author and get your copy signed! RSVP at rsvp@westportbooksaleventures.org or call 203-349-5141
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 10,250 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!
