The Annual Book Sale
Thank you for shopping at the 2025 Book & Bake Sale. We will be back in late winter or early spring in 2026.
The Book & Bake Sale
​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:
The 2025 sale was February 7-9. Check back in late fall for the 2026 dates. The sale is usually held in mid-late February or early March.

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 2024 sale.

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 2025 Book 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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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.