The Annual Book Sale
Book Drive
Sunday, March 12, 2023 noon - 4 PM
Drop off your unwanted books, vinyl, CDs and DVDs! 
(scroll down for more info)

Book & Bake Sale
Friday-Sunday, March 17-19, 2023
Friday & Saturday, 8 AM - 8 PM
Sunday, 8 AM - noon
Book drive information 
Sunday, March 12, from noon - 4 PM
Got books, music or movies you want to get out of the house? We need books and music for our upcoming sale.
We are looking for non-fiction, fiction, hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books, cookbooks, coffee table books, audio books, vinyl records, DVDs and CDs. (We do not sell audio cassettes, VHS tapes, textbooks or travel guides older than 3 years.)

Follow these easy steps:
  1. Load your car with your donations.
  2. Drive to 3401 Nebraska Avenue NW, and pull into the parking lot. Entrances are from New Mexico Ave or Newark St.
  3. Wait as volunteers unload your car and hand you a receipt.
  4. Drive away!

It's that easy!
The Book & Bake Sale
Once a year we hold a public sale of used books and audio/visual material to raise funds for worthy causes. Church members and neighbors donate thousands of books, DVDs, CDs and vinyl records. Our UMW members sort and categorize everything to make it easy for you to shop. We have over 35 book categories and a dozen each of music and video genres. For an approximate list of our categories, click here.

This year the sale will be held on March 17-19, 2023, with a book drive on March 12, 2023. The bake sale will return after a pandemic hiatus!

​Please come and help support organizations in our community by shopping at our used book sale. 

Questions? See below or contact us: 
Details about our sale

What?

Books
  • Hardback and paperback books
  • Children's books
  • Coffee table books
Audio/visual material
  • DVDs
  • CDs
  • Audio books
  • ​Vinyl records​
This year only - jewelry-making supplies!
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The bake sale is back for 2023!

Where?

In the Vestry of the Metropolitan Memorial campus of National United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. We are located near American University and Horace Mann Elementary School.

3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW
​Washington, DC 20016

When?

The 2023 sale will be on March 17-19. We will also hold a book drive on March 12, 2023.

Book Drive hours:
​Sunday, March 12, from noon - 4 PM

Sale hours:
Friday, March 17, from 8 AM -  8 PM
Saturday, March 18, from 8 AM - 8 PM
Sunday, March 19, from 8 AM - noon

Parking?

There is plenty of free parking. You can enter the lot from New Mexico Avenue or from Newark Street.

Who gets the $?

Aside from sale expenses, the money we raise goes to recipients chosen by our UMW members. Scroll down to learn about the organizations we will support with proceeds from the 2023 sale.

Anything else to know?

We take credit cards for purchases of $10 and up or cash or checks.

Mornings are typically the busiest times. If you want to avoid crowds, try afternoons or evenings.
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​We want you to be comfortable and enjoy yourself while you are at our sales. Just find a church lady in a red shirt. She’ll find a chair so you can take a rest or help you find the bathrooms. 
Meet the recipients of the 2023 Book Sale
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A&D Memorial Institute: Empowering the Youth

​​​​The A&D Memorial Institute is a self-funded and sustaining school built in Kasoa, Ghana, near the Liberian Refugee Camp to cater to the community and the Liberian Refugees who settled in Ghana during the Liberian civil war. It provides education to over 500 boys and girls aged 3 to 14.
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Empowering asylum seekers to rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose
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​​AsylumWorks was created to empower asylum seekers and other immigrants seeking safety from violence now living in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia. AsylumWorks offers services proven to help asylum seekers regain confidence and control over their lives. 
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Relationships grow, leaders emerge, communities change
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​Our mission is to transform communities by engaging children, college-age young adults, and churches in purposeful relationships. Project Transformation’s collaborative model of ministry harnesses the creative energy and leadership of college age young adults, who live in intentional Christian community, and lead summer programs for children in various under-resourced communities.
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Priceless early care and education in Washington DC

​Now celebrating its tenth year of learning and growing, Educare DC is an early childhood education program here in Washington, DC. With a mission to eliminate the opportunity gap for young children experiencing poverty, Educare DC provides high-quality, research-based early learning to 424 children (prenatal to age five), along with comprehensive wraparound services and family supports. Educare DC aims to ensure that all children enter kindergarten with the skills and access to opportunities they need to be successful in school and in life.