Library book sale statistics
Last updated October 8, 2026. Figures below are counts of listings currently in the Book Sale Near Me database, not national estimates.
1,726
upcoming book sales tracked (next 12 months)
383
year-round library bookstores tracked
51
states and territories with listings
1,120
cities and towns with listings
When book sales happen
Dated sales in the database, grouped by the month the sale starts.
- August 20263
- September 202611
- October 2026967
- November 2026385
- December 2026208
- January 202769
- February 202760
- March 202719
- April 20273
- May 20271
States hosting the most book sales
Methodology
Every listing is a specific, sourced event or year-round library bookstore added by our verification process. A sale is counted as upcoming while its end date (or start date, for single-day sales) is today or later. Year-round library bookstores are counted separately from dated sales. Counts change daily as new sales are verified and past sales roll off, so the numbers on this page reflect the date shown above.
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