Friends of Booth Library's 50th Annual Book Sale

The Friends of the C.H. Booth Library will hold its 50^th Annual Book Sale from July 10-14 at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane in Newtown.

To celebrate the sale’s half-century mark, the Friends are offering special discounts. Admission for the Friday afternoon preview sale will be reduced 50% to just $20. Saturday admission remains at $5.00 but the Saturday-only purchase discount coupon has increased 50% from $2.00 to $3.00.

The 2026 sale will feature approximately 100,000 gently-used books, jigsaw puzzles, video games, CDs, DVDs and LPs, all well organized and all at our usual low prices. Friends volunteers will be on hand to help shoppers find what they are looking for and to provide speedy checkout.  

The 2026 sale kicks off on Friday July 10 from 1 pm to 5 pm. The admission fee is $20 and attendance will be capped at 250.

The sale continues on Saturday July 11 from 10 am to 5 pm. The admission fee is $5.00 and shoppers can use the $3 coupon available in Friends advertising and on its website, boothbooksale.org.

Discounted prices start on Sunday July 12, when all items, except current-year tee shirts, are 25% off. Sales hours are 10 am to 5 pm.

All prices will be reduced to 50% on Monday July 13. Sale hours will be extended from 10 am to 7 pm. 

Tuesday is “Free Day,” and the venue will be open from 10 am to 1 pm.