The Annual Book Sale
The 2026 Book & Bake Sale is coming soon!

Book Drive
Sunday, March 8: noon to 2 PM

Book & Bake Sale
Friday, March 13: 8 AM to 8 PM
Saturday, March 14: 8 AM to 8 PM
Sunday, March 15: 8 AM to noon
Book Drive
​Sunday, March 8, from noon to 2 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.

Please do NOT donate: Encyclopedia sets; textbooks; old test prep books; outdated computer manuals; travel guides older than 3 years; worn, moldy, torn, stained, or heavily marked books; audio cassettes; or VHS tapes.

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
In 2026, the sale dates are Friday & Saturday, March 13 & 14, from 8 AM to 8 PM, and Sunday, March 15, from 8 AM to noon.

​Once a year in early spring we hold a public sale of used books,  audio/visual material and puzzles to raise funds for worthy causes. Church members and neighbors donate thousands of books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records and puzzles. 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.

​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​
Baked goods
  • Cookies
  • Breads
  • Cupcakes
  • Brownies

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?

2026 Book & Bake Sale dates
Book Drive
Sunday, March 8 from noon to 2 PM
Book Sale
Friday, March 13 from 8 AM to 8 PM
Saturday, March 14 from 8 AM to 8 PM
Sunday, March 15 from 8 AM to 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 are supporting with proceeds from the 2026 sale, AsylumWorks, FAIR Girls, Give Ye Them To Eat, and Project Transformation DC.

Anything else to know?

We take major credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, 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 2026 Book & Bake Sale
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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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Ending human trafficking, one life at a time.

​​​​FAIR Girls provides intervention and holistic care to female survivors of human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. Through prevention education and policy advocacy, FAIR Girls also works to eradicate human trafficking and reduce systematic barriers to survivors’ healing and empowerment. FAIR Girls is located in Washington, D.C.
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An integrated development program
"Give Ye Them To Eat" (GYTTE) was founded in 1977 as a social outreach project of the Methodist Church of Mexico to combat hunger and poverty in the rural sector. The purpose of the "Give Ye Them to Eat" program (GYTTE) is to strengthen the capabilities of marginalized people and communities to meet their basic needs, and to determine and sustain a just and integrated development process. Participatory methods and development tools are used to create conditions in which change can take place from within the communities. 
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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.