Seize your favorite book at Carpe Librum, Turning the Page’s annual used book sale! Since 2002, Carpe Librum has been D.C.’s largest used book sale event, and has helped fund critical programs for D.C. public schoolchildren and their families.  At this year’s event, shoppers will discover more than 50,000 new books, music and movies for their home libraries while at the same time saving these items from landfills and helping kids build a lifelong love of reading and learning.

April 8 - May 15
1030 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

Store Hours:
Mon - Fri: 10:00am - 7:30pm
Sat: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sun: 11:00am - 5:00pm

During the first week of the sale, doors will open at 8:30am!

You can support Turning the Page by participating in Carpe Librum in many different ways -- by organizing a book drive, donating books, volunteering to help sort or move books, and, of course, purchasing books at our book sale! 

For more information on becoming a book drive host or Carpe Librum volunteer, contact Jason King.

Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and be the first to hear news about the sale and special discounts for our followers!

We'd like to extend a special thank you to this year's book drive hosts, donors, and supporters:

1301 Thompson Circle
ABA
ABC
Akridge
American Constitution Society
American Public Health Association
American University
Archstone Smith
Arent Fox
Bannock Burn Elementary School
BBYO
Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP
Bernstein Managemetn
Blackboard
Boeing
Borger Management
Bozzuto
Brunswick House Apartments
Buchanan, Ingersoll, & Rooney, PC
Calvert Investments
Capitol Hill Towers
Cardinal Bank
Carlyle Group
Carr Maloney
CBRE
CGI
Chris Matthews
Clifton Gunderson
CNN
Consumer Electronics Association
Corporate Executive Board
Crystal City Shops
DC Learns
DC Reads
Deloitte
Department of Defense
DLA Piper
Equity Residential
Experient
Future Groups
Gensler
George Washington Univeristy
Georgetown University
Glen Echo Neighborhood Drive
Government Accountability Office
Hardy Vieux
Import-Export Bank
Institute of Medicine
Iowa Condominiums
Jackson & Campbell
Jane Edmondson
Katie Becker
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Lemelson Center
Lerman Center PLLC
Lincoln Property
Maria Salvadore
Marsh
Meridian at Pentagon City
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
NASPA
Newseum Residences
Northwestern Mutual
Payne Elementary School
PeaceCorps
Pew
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw & Pittman
Premier Bank
Public Welfare Foundation
Raffa, Inc.
Rand Construction
Reading is Fundamental
Ruppert Companies
SAIL School
Saul Ewing
Senate Square
Smithbucklin
Specialized Engineering
Stinson, Morrison & Hecker, LLP
The Greater Washington Board of Trade
The Lenkin Company
The Park Regent
The Radius
The Urban Institute
The World Bank
Thompson Coburn
Tina Hsu
Town Terrace Apartments
Troutman Sanders
Venable
Washington Financial
Washington Gas
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Wells Fargo
Western Presbyterian Church
WinSpin CIC, Inc.
Womble, Carlyle, Sandbridge & Rice