Who’s ready to get some amazing deals on used books and expand their home library for both adults and children alike? Curious George and Arthur books for 25 cents or less? Don’t mind if I do! Fairfield County is host to some incredible book sales in support of their libraries. The following gigantic sales are not to be missed!
JULY
July 11 – 15, 2015, Newtown, CT: The 40th Annual Book Sale will be held at the Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, Newtown, CT 06470. Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday (all items full price), 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday (half price) and Tuesday ($5/ bag of books), 9:00 AM to 12 noon Wednesday (free).
July 18 – 21, 2015, Westport, CT: The Annual Gigantic Summer Book Sale held both inside and outside at the Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Road (off US Route 1). Hours and more details to be posted soon on The Westport Public Library website.
July 24 – July 28, 2015, Southport, CT: Known as “The Best Book Sale in New England”, Pequot Library’s 55th Annual Summer Book Sale is held at the Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Avenue, Southport, CT. Hours: 9 – 6 PM Friday (Double the price), Saturday & Sunday (all items full price) and Monday (half price). 9 – 2 PM, Tuesday ($5/ bag of books). This one is my favorite!
AUGUST
August 6 – 10, 2015, Brookfield, CT: Brookfield Library Annual Summer Book Sale, Center School, 8 Obtuse Hill Road, Brookfield, CT. Hours: 9:00 – 5:00 PM, Thursday – Monday. Sunday is $5 bag day and Monday all remaining books are free.
SEPTEMBER
September 4 – 7, 2015, Redding, CT: Known as “The Granddaddy of Book Fairs”, the Mark Twain Library Book Fair is held Labor Day weekend at Redding Community Center, 37 Lonetown Road (Route 107), Redding, CT. Hours: 10:00 – 6:00 PM, Friday (9 -10 – $15 admission), 10:00 – 4 PM, Saturday – Monday. Sunday is 1/2 price day and Monday is Boxing Day – $10 box.
Whether you are looking for some specific titles to add to your collection or are in desperate need for some Blues Clues books that can only be found on EBay, one of these many library book sales is sure to please. I love to give my children a few dollars and let them pick out their own!
Did your library not make the list? Feel free to add a library book sale I may have missed in the comment section or check out the full Connecticut list here.