Everything You Need To Know For Park Slope's Book Sale Next Week

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A book sale that has been around for more than a quarter-century will return next week to Park Slope United Methodist Church.

The sale, set to open with a preview night on Thursday, Feb. 21, will offer everything from children's classics to rare first-edition books for the more serious collectors. In past years, the sale has sold more than 10,000 books in its four-day run.

"Called 'one of the most beloved annual events in the neighborhood,' the Book Sale enters its 2nd quarter-century this month," the organizers said on their Facebook page. "Past customers plucked up cutting edge contemporary fiction, from Atwood and Adichie to Zadie Smith, as well as rare first editions by Emily Dickinson or John Ashbery (and) 19th century masterworks in French and German."

The sale also features art, mystery, romance, history, how-to, self-help and cookbooks. Families can expect to find children's classics, picture or chapter books, games and puzzles.

Aside from books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records and some sheet music, maps, ephemera and arcana will be available.

Most books can be purchased for only $1 or $2, the post said. The books are either in fine or gently-used condition.

Attendees coming on Thursday, starting at 7 p.m., will pay a $25 admission fee. Those coming Friday evening, also starting at 7 p.m., will pay $5. The Saturday and Sunday sales, both going until 5:30 p.m., are free. Saturday's sale starts at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday's will open at 12:30 p.m.

The church is located at 410 Sixth Avenue.

"Each year’s haul is a new trawl of the best-loved and least-expected," organizers said. "That’s why the sale has been dubbed by one Brooklyn blog as one of the 100 best reasons that Park Slope is “a special place to live.”

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