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October, 2026 2-3 Lebanon 3 Mountain View 7 Columbia 9-11 Palatine, IL 10-24 Ashland 15-17 Oak Brook, IL 17 Kirkwood 17-18 Mount Prospect, IL 30-11/1 Dayton, OH ? Columbia ? Crestwood ? Ferguson ? Fulton ? Grain Valley ? Ozark ? St. Joseph ? Summersville	November, 2026 4 Columbia 7 Mountain View 13-14 Edwardsville, IL 14-28 Ashland 21 Lebanon ? Cedar Rapids, IA BIG Fall Sale ? Fulton	December, 2026 2 Columbia 5 Kirkwood 5 Mountain View 12-26 Ashland
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Redding, CT The Mark Twain Library at Redding Community Center 37 Lonetown Road (Route 107) (GPS: 41.310787, -73.38534) 203-938-2545 JUST FOLLOW OUR GREEN DIRECTION SIGNS!	Sept 4 - 7 65th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair Labor Day weekend dates are Friday September 4, 2026 to Monday, September 7, 2026 More than 60,000 Books for Sale! 75 categories - books for ALL ages! Friday: 9 am to 10 am $20 Early Admission Charge from 9-10am - Friday ONLY Friday: 9 am to 4 pm - prices as marked Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm - prices as marked Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm - half price day Monday: 10 am to 4 pm - $10 for a box full of books Highlights: The fair will have a number of exciting offerings for shoppers. There are highlights in many categories! Find 2026 Highlights HERE Collector’s Corner: A special section filled with rare and beautiful editions; one of the most popular spots at the Fair!  Free admission* ($20 Early Admission Charge from 9-10am - Friday ONLY) Free parking and refreshments are available for purchase. Credit and Debit Cards accepted. Wheelchair accessible. Where: The Redding Community Center, 37 Lonetown Road, Redding CT Questions? Email us at bookfair@marktwainlibrary.org
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Cedar Rapids, IA BIG Fall Sale Cedar Rapids Public Library 450 5th Avenue SE (Free non-metered parking is available for up to two hours in the south lot. Metered parking in adjacent ramp connected to the library via covered walkway.)	Nov Watch this spot for the next great sale!
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Des Plaines, IL Des Plaines Public Library 1501 Ellinwood St. 847-376-2922 Downtown, just south of Metra train station	Sept 25 - 27 FRIENDS FALL BOOK SALE Presenting THOUSANDS of BOOKS at BARGAIN PRICES! Also, CDs, DVDs and Audio Books Members of the Friends  Friday, September 25 from 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm Memberships available at the door; $5.00 for individuals, $10.00 for families Sign up for numbers will begin at 2 pm Open to the Public  Saturday, September 26 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Sunday, September 27 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm Sunday is Bargain Day Most hard cover books are $1.00, better books slightly higher. Most are donated and are hard cover. Books are sorted into many categories, not picked over, no buyer's restrictions For information call (847) 376-2922
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Edwardsville, IL St. Andrews Episcopal Church 406 Hillsboro Ave Entrance from the back of the church, exit through the front door	Nov 13 - 14  Saint Andrews’ Book Sale!  Presenting more than 20,000 books in good condition! 100% donated. Sorted for easy shopping. Priced to sell! Reservations no longer required! And There's More: DVDs! Puzzles! Music! Friday Hours: 3 pm to 8 pm Saturday Hours: 9 am to 1 pm Dealers welcome; no early sales For more information: www.facebook.com/standrewsbookfair/
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Elgin, IL Gail Borden Library 270 North Grove Avenue 847-742-2411	Sept 16 - 20 GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION - FALL BOOK SALE! Mystery, Fiction, History, Vintage, and more! Huge Children’s area! September 16-20 Preview Night: Wednesday, $10 Entry Fee Doors open at 5:00, 5:00 - 8:30 Tickets go on sale at 4:00 pm:  Regular Sale: Thursday to Sunday - FREE ADMISSION Thursday, 9:00 pm - 8:00  pm Friday,  9:00 pm - 5:00 pm Saturday, 9:00 pm - 4:00  pm Sunday, 12 noon - 4:00 pm THOUSANDS OF ITEMS! Cash, Check and Credit Cards Accepted Guidelines for sale days: Books cannot be set aside for later consideration Holding area provided for large orders. Items placed in holding area are considered sold. No backpacks, strollers, large carts or wagons allowed Don't miss this well-organized, well-run sale!
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Lake Forest, IL 50th Annual Sale! Friends of Lake Forest Library at Lake Forest Recreation Center 400 North Hastings Road	Sept 17 - 20 The Friends of Lake Forest Library 50th Annual Book Sale Dates: September 17, 2026 - September 20, 2026  MEMBER PRE-SALE Thursday September 17, 9 am to 5 pm Memberships sold at the door. 20% markup PUBLIC SALE Friday September 18, 9 am to 8 pm Saturday September 19, 9 am to 5 pm Teachers, First Responders, Active Military 25% off Sunday September 20, 9 am to 5 pm Bargain Day 50% off Gently used donated books carefully sorted in over 115 categories including Collectors, Biographies, Vintage Children, Military, U.S. and World History, Sports, Science Fiction, Music, CDs, DVDs, Photography, Children’s (by age and reading level), Cooking, Gardening, Science & Health,  New Fiction, Puzzles, Graphic Novels and more! Fabulous museum quality  ART books!  Incredible Easton and Franklin Press! Scanners allowed in place. No stockpiling allowed. Please reshelve unwanted books. Holding area provided for large orders. Items placed in holding area are considered sold. No backpacks, strollers without babies, large carts or wagons allowed. Cash, credit cards (over $20), checks, Applepay friendslflibrary@gmail.com or www.lakeforestlibrary.org
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Mount Prospect, IL Friends of Mount Prospect Public Library 10 S Emerson St 847-253-5675	Oct 17 - 18 Watch this spot for the next great sale!
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Oak Brook, IL Friends of the Oak Brook Public Library 600 Oak Brook Road (31st St) 630-368-7700	Oct 15 - 17  FRIENDS OF THE OAK BROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL USED BOOK SALE  October 15, 16, 17, 2026 Thursday October 15th, 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM ($5.00 fee from 9:30-11:00 AM.) Free from 11 AM to closing and free Fri. and Sat. Friday October 16th, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM Saturday October 17th, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Extraordinary collection of 95% donated materials including books, DVDs, games and puzzles Over 6000 books in fantastic condition Unbelievable prices begin at just $.50 - special volumes & sets up to $10 Featuring Unusually large children's collection (over 1000 books) Many signed books Foreign language books Recent publications Best sellers Extensive History selection Well sorted and easy to locate. You will not be disappointed! Don't miss it!
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Palatine, IL Palatine Public Library 700 N. North Court 847-358-5881 x 149	Oct 9 - 11 Watch this spot for the next great sale!
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Ashland, MO Southern Boone County Public Library 109 N. Main St 573-657-7378	Aug 8 - 22; Sept 12 - 26; Oct 10 - 24; Nov 14 - 28; Dec 12 - 26 2nd Saturday monthly, 9-11am. Closed all other days. $5/bag (bags provided To allow for social distancing, only 1 person can shop at a time. Ongoing Library hours
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Cape Girardeau, MO Cape Girardeau Public Library 711 N Clark St. 573-334-5279	Aug 21 - 23 Fri 6-8pm, Sat 8-5, Sun 1-5 Preview: Thu 6-8pm, Friends; join at door (half-price) 4,500 books; 80% donated; 75% hardcover; sorted; $1-$2; Sun half-price Ongoing
Columbia, MO Columbia Public Library 100 W Broadway 573-443-3161	Sept 2; Oct 7; Nov 4; Dec 2 Wed noon-3 Hundreds books; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; Most under $1 1st Wed of each month - monthly themed sales, see Facebook page Sept; Oct Sat 9-4:45. Sun 1-4 not 'picked over'; most .25-.50 Fiction and non-fiction Ongoing Every Wed and Sat noon-3 Sorted; not 'picked over'; .50 and up
Crestwood, MO Our Lady of Providence Catholic Church 8866 Pardee Rd 314-843-3570	Oct Sat 8-7, Sun 9:30-1 100% donated; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions
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Ferguson, MO FLIERS (Friends of the Ferguson Municipal Public Library) 35 N Florissant Road 314-521-4663	Oct Watch this spot for the next great sale!
Fulton, MO Callaway County Public Library 710 Court St 573-642-7261	Aug; Oct Sat 9-noon Preview: Fri 4:30-6pm, Friends; join at door $5 ind., $10 fam.. No scanners at preview sale. Paperbacks .50; hardcovers $1; trade pb $1; children's .25 No scanners at presale; scanners allowed Sat Sept; Nov Thu 4:30-6 Paperbacks .50; hardcovers $1; trade pb $1; children's .25 Lobby book sale
Grain Valley, MO Grain Valley Assistance Council at Historical Society Bldg 506 N Main St 816-225-0713	Oct Wed 2-5:30pm, Thu, Fri 8-5:30, Sat 9-4 3,000 books; 100% donated; 60% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; includes collection of new large print books; paperbacks .75-$5.50; hardcovers $1.50-$10; children's .25-$1.50
Hannibal, MO Hannibal Free Public Library 200 S. Fifth St 573-221-0222	Aug Mon, Tue 10-7:45, Wed-Sat 10-5:45 Sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $3/bag provided Restocked most mornings
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Imperial, MO Off The Shelf Used Books 6429 Old Lemay Ferry Rd (Antonia)	Bookstore Off The Shelf Used Bookstore Children's books, Fiction and Non-fiction, DVDs Over 50,000 books listed online stored on-site and available for purchase Come check us out and grab some books for pool time or vacation! Located in Antonia next to storage lockers
Kansas City, MO Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 4525 Oak St. 816-751-1216	Sept 4 - 7 Fri 10-9, Sat-Mon 10-5 1,500 books; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $2-$300 Credit cards accepted
Kirksville, MO Adair County Public Library 1 Library Lane	Ongoing Library hours 100 books
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Kirkwood, MO Greentree Books Kirkwood Public Library 140 E. Jefferson Ave. 314-821-3849	Bookstore Mon-Thu 10-8, Fri, Sat 10-6, Sun 1-4
Kirkwood, MO Kirkwood United Church of Christ 1603 Dougherty Ferry Rd	Aug 29; Oct 17; Dec 5 9-noon 12,000 books; 95% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1-$4
Lebanon, MO Lebanon-Laclede County Library 915 S Jefferson 417-322-2757	Oct 2 - 3 Fri, Sat 10-3 Preview: Thu 4-7:30, $5 entry fee 40,000 books; 80% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1 Nov 21 Sat noon-4 30,000 books; 80% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; $1 Remainders from previoius sale
Linn, MO Friends of Osage County Library at Osage County Community Center 1811 Hwy 50 East (1 Technology Dr) 573-897-2951	Sept Sat 8-4, Sun 10-4 10,000+ books; 97% donated; 35% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; Sun $5/bag, $10/box
Mountain View, MO Mountain View Public Library 125 South Oak St. 417-934-6154	Sept 5; Oct 3; Nov 7; Dec 5 Sat 8-noon 900 books; 75% donated; 80% hardcover; partly sorted; All books .25
Ozark, MO Christian County Library 1005 N 4th Ave. 417-581-2432	Oct Wed, Thu 8:30am-8, Fri, Sat 8:30-5, Sun noon-4 no buyer restrictions Some books removed
Poplar Bluff, MO Poplar Bluff Public Library 318 N Main St. 573-686-8639	Ongoing Mon-Thu 9-5, Fri, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5 90% donated; 50% hardcover; .25-$10 Valuable items (value over $10) are on view in special display cases and are available at the quarterly sale. These are not picked over by dealers Buyers must be on site Credit cards accepted
Rolla, MO Rolla Public Library 900 Pine St. 573-364-2604	Ongoing Libray hours .25-$1
Saint Louis, MO JCC Used Book Sale J – Staenberg Family Complex Mirowitz Performing Arts & Banquet Center 2 Millstone Campus Drive 314-442-3294	Aug Watch this spot for the next great sale!
Saint Louis (Creve Coeur), MO Buswell Library Covenant Theological Seminary 12330 Conway Rd. 314-434-4044 x 125	Ongoing Mon 9am-9:30pm, Tue, Thu 8am-9:30pm, Wed 8-6, Fri 8-5, Sat noon-6 not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; paperbacks $4; hardcovers $8; (prices drop every few weeks) Credit cards accepted
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Shelbina, MO Shelbina Carnegie Public Library 102 N Center St. 573-588-2271	Ongoing
Springfield, MO Friends of Springfield-Greene County Library at Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E*Plex 3001 N Grant Ave 417-616-0564	Sept 16 - 20 Wed-Fri 10-8, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-5 Preview: Tue 4-8, Friends, join at door 50,000 books; 75% donated; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1-$5
St. Joseph, MO Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library at East Hills Shopping Center 3702 Frederick Avenue 816-236-2107	Oct Watch this spot for the next great sale!
St. Joseph, MO Rolling Hills Consolidated Library Annex 1906A N Belt Hwy 816-232-5479	Bookstore Mon-Thu 9-6, Fri 9-3, Sat noon-3, Sun 1-4 3,000 books; 98% donated; 90% hardcover; sorted; paperbacks $1; hardcovers $2; CD, VHS $1, DVD $2, LPs .50, audiocassette .25 Not picked over; no resrictions
Summersville, MO Texas County Library Summersville Branch 480 First St. 417-932-5261	Oct Fri 11-3 .25-$1, $10/bag Sweets and Reads
Vienna, MO Friends of the Maries County Library at Visitation Catholic Church basement 105 North Main St	Aug 29 - Sept 5 9-7 daily (closed Sun; last day close at 2pm) 5,000+ books; 40% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; .10-$2, Last day $2/bag
Washington, MO Friends of Washington Library 410 Lafayette St.	Sept Sat 9-4, Sun noon-4 Preview: Fri 3-6pm, Friends; join at door 5,000 books; 100% donated; 50% hardcover; sorted; not 'picked over'; no buyer restrictions; $1-$2
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Dayton, OH Book Fair Foundation, Inc. Annual Dayton Book Fair at the New Montgomery County Fairgrounds 645 Infirmary Road 937-999-4491 (Just off US 35)	Oct 30 - Nov 1  ANNUAL DAYTON BOOK FAIR  - GIANT BOOK SALE! One of the largest sales in the country! The Dayton Book Fair is expanding into a second building! All books will be on tabletops - nothing on the floor! Even more books this year than ever, including an enormous number of books from the venerable Duttenhoffer Book Store in Cincinnati.  We expect to have well over 200,000 titles in 75 different categories! October 30 through November 1, 2026 Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. $20 Admission: Wrist bands go on sale Tuesday, September 29 at www.daytonbookfair.com/wristbands and admission is by numerical order. (It takes literally 90 seconds for everyone to get through the door!) Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. FREE admission Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. FREE admission Sunday is bag day -- everything you can fit in our paper grocery sack for $10 (sales tax included) Scanners are permitted but you must be polite to other shoppers! User-friendly sale with great amenities: Pleasant climate controlled environment Ajacent free parking We can pack up large purchases for you, but we encourage everyone to bring boxes. And our annual 5K race is on Sunday morning-- all participants get a gift card to the sale and there's a cash prize --- all to benefit our building fund. https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Dayton/RabbitHoleRomp  Proceeds benefit local non-profits chosen each year.  For more info www.daytonbookfair.com or find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/daytonbookfair And while you're here, don't forget to check out , Rabbit Hole Books, (29 W. First St.) a downtown brick and mortar bookstore where every book is just one dollar-- and voted Best Bookstore in Dayton!