The J’s Summer Used Book Sale is Back

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns to the Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building Sunday, August 24 through Thursday, August 28, 2025. Patrons can once again stock up on a new selection of used reading materials of every genre—including mysteries, general fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and much more.

Book lovers, collectors, and avid readers all anticipate this event which benefits the Cultural Arts at the J. Thousands of titles include novels, biographies, politics, religion, sports, cookbooks, history, animals, art, science, science fiction, business, women’s issues, foreign languages, gardening, poetry, psychology, self-help, humor…the list goes on.

Parents and educators can hunt through a large selection of books for children and youth as well as educational materials for homeschoolers. Multiples of titles are available for book club reading along with miscellaneous videos, books on tape/CDs and DVDs. Books are priced from 50 cents to $3. Special items—collectibles, antiques, DVDs and more—are priced as marked. It is important to note that each Used Book Sale event offers an entirely new collection as leftover books from the previous sale are donated.

The dates and admission prices for the St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s Summer Used Book Sale are as follows:

Sunday, August 24 8-10am – VIP Preview Day – 8-10am $100 per person; 9-10am $50 per person
Receive limited access to browse our collection of books before we open the book sale to the public! Browse thousands of books to find the missing pieces in your collections by purchasing this exclusive access
Sunday, August 24 10am-5pm – Preview Day $10 at the door
Children 16 and under can browse for free.
Monday, August 25 – Wednesday, August 27 10am-7pm General Admission: Free
Thursday, August 28 10am-6pm – Bag Day Fill a bag for $10
Or 5 bags for 40 dollars – Buy 4 get one free
Thursday, August 28 6pm – 8pm – Teacher / Non-Profit Hours – FREE books!

For updated and complete information visit https://jccstl.com/programs/used-book-sale/.