Westport Book Sale: Growing Our Community

Since opening the Westport Book Shop in early 2021, we have provided over 8,750 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 retail environments, and they have the opportunity for frequent, everyday interaction with the community. In Fall 2023, we piloted expansion of our employment program to our online sales business, giving employees the opportunity to learn and enhance their computer and photography skills. Over this time, we also have provided more than $200,000 of support to The Westport Library.

Join us at the Westport Library on Thursday evening, March 13, 2025, and help us raise funds to ensure we continue to have a solid financial foundation, and to support the potential growth of our employment program.

We'll have live music, light bites & beverages, a paddle raise, and both a live and a silent auction of a variety of unique books, vinyl, artworks, and experiences.

Auction items include: two copies of The New Yorker in Westport by Eve Potts and Andrew Bentley — a signed copy of Rod Serling's first book, Patterns — a signed copy of Amor Towles first book, Rules of Civility — tickets and tours of local attractions — and much more! PLUS bid on the opportunity for you and three guests to have one hour of exclusive access to our next big Westport Library Book Sale Event the evening before the book sale!

A catalog of auction items — which will be updated periodically — will be available on our website at: www.westportbooksaleventures.org/our-events

We are very grateful to our generous EVENT SPONSORS :

Karen Kleine / Dan Levinson / Eileen Lavigne Flug / Robin & Brad Berggren / Jocelyn & Walter Barandiaran / Linda & Scott Hopper / Anonymous / Nancy Kail / Ann & Bill S(c)heff(l)er

We thank the following generous Food & Beverage Sponsors:

Catering provided and subsidized by Seaside Sliders LLC

Wine donated by Brescome Barton Inc.

Auction Items generously donated by Miggs Burroughs, The Mark Twain House & Museum, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, The Mystic Seaport Museum, The Mystic Aquarium.

For sponsorship opportunities, send an email to: [email protected]

Benefit Committee: Jocelyn Barandiaran / Robin Berggren / Tina Bory / Katherine Caro / Pamela Cunnigham / Linda Franciscovich / Sharuna Mahesh / Linda Monteiro-Hopper / Nancy Wahler

Host or Publisher Westport Book Sales