Friends of the C.H. Booth Library 50th Annual Book Sale

Start: Friday, July 10, 2026 1:00PM
End: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 1:00PM

The 2026 sale will feature approximately 100,000 well-organized books, jigsaw puzzles, video games, CDs, DVDs and vinyl, all at our usual low prices. Friends' volunteers will be on hand to help you locate items and assist with speedy contactless check-out. 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 kicks off on Friday July 10 from 1 pm to 5 pm. The admission fee is $20 and attendance will be capped at 250. Tickets go on sale at noon at Reed Intermediate School in Newtown. 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. Reed Intermediate is air conditioned and has plentiful parking right in front, with overflow parking available behind the building and on the Fairfield Hills campus across Wasserman Way. On Saturday and Sunday hungry shoppers can refuel at Newtown’s Scout Troop 70’s popular refreshment tent in front of the main entrance to the school. Find more information at www.boothbooksale.org