Event Calendar

July 17, 2026

William L. Clements Library presents on ZOOM: Clements Bookworm #93: Author Conversation: Barbara Franco, “Gettysburg Surgeons: Facing a Common Enemy in the Civil War’s Deadliest Battle”

Lecture
July 19, 2026

Our 9th Annual Detroit Bookfest will feature over 300+ vendors selling......you guessed it......BOOKS! Books of all sorts: used, rare, antiquarian, unusual, ephemera, authors, etc.

Vendors will also be selling vinyl records, comic books, creative arts, vintage board games…

Book Fairs
July 30, 2026

Swann Auction Galleries

Auctions
July 31, 2026 - August 2, 2026

The 2026 Dallas Antiquarian Book Fair in joint sponsorship with Half Price Books.

Book Fairs
August 13, 2026

PBA Auction Galleries

Auctions
August 14, 2026 - August 15, 2026

The Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association Presents The 2026 Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair! Celebrating our 42nd Year ! The largest collection of specialty booksellers and dealers in the Rocky Mountains!

Come shop and explore exceptional books, ephemera,…

Book Fairs
August 21, 2026

William L. Clements Library presents on ZOOM: Clements Bookworm #94- Author Conversation with Michael Hattem, "The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History"

Lecture
September 1, 2026 - July 31, 2027

The 70-metre Bayeux Tapestry depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings. The British Museum will draw on its own collection as well as other loans to tell a rich story about this period of history.

Exhibits
September 18, 2026

William L. Clements Library presents on ZOOM: Clements Bookworm #95 - Author Conversation with Jessica M. Lepler, "Canal Dreamers: The Epic Quest to Connect the Atlantic and Pacific in the Age of Revolutions" 

Lecture
September 24, 2026 - September 26, 2026

Visit the ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Autumn Edition, where dealers from around the globe exhibit new acquisitions, discoveries, and rare finds exclusively at the VBF. 

Book Fairs