Mark your calendars! It’s an ocean of deals at the Fall Whale of a Used Book Sale sponsored by the Jefferson County Library Foundation. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, October 23 & 24, 2026, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 25. Held in three massive exhibit halls of the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, the sale boasts more than 90,000 books, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records, audiobooks and more.
There are thousands of books at the Whale of a Used Book Sale. Source: Jefferson County Library Foundation
Shoppers will find books (adult hardback and paperback, all genres, fiction and non-fiction), collectible and antique books and ephemera, children’s and teen/tween hardbacks and paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, vinyl records and more.
Admission is $5 and good all-day. You can buy tickets in advance here.
Those under the age of 18 or SNAP recipients (with ID) get into the sale for FREE.
Prices run from 50¢ to $3 on most items. Rare and collectible books cost a bit more, but are still a deal.
On Saturday, Friends of JCPL members, Jeffco Employees and Teachers with ID get 50% off all items, except the rare and collectibles.
As always, Sunday is “Bag Day” when $12 buys you as many items as will fit into a grocery-size bag.
Eager shoppers can beat the crowds on Friday with early admission at 8 a.m. for $10 (+ fees).
There’s also a Free Preview Night for JCLF Members ONLY on Thursday, October 22 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memberships are available for purchase at the door and start at $20/year.
15200 W. 6th Ave. (exit 6th Avenue South at Indiana exit, then turn west onto the 6th Avenue Frontage Road).
For more information, call 303-403-5075.
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