VOLUNTEER AT THE SALE

In Search of Book Sale Volunteers
for the 2026 Dayton Book Fair!

Click here to sign up online!

Book Sale Setup: Monday, October 26–Thursday, October 29
Book Sale: Friday, October 30–Sunday, November 1
Book Sale Tear Down: Monday, November 2

It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for the Dayton Book Fair!  Our 56th annual sale will be at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds & Event Center (entrance near 645 Infirmary Road, exact location here).  Your hard work this year will help out our 2026 beneficiaries: Daybreak, Preservation Dayton and Threads of Miami Valley.

Starting on the afternoon of Monday, October 26 (12pm-5pm), we’ll set up tables and move around pallets and boxes of books. These tasks are quite physical and are only for those that can lift heavy boxes and/or use a pallet jack. This will continue on Tuesday, October 27 as well (9am-5pm) – we’ll provide lunch for our heavy lifters on this day!

The afternoon of Tuesday, October 27 will be the big day to start unpacking books (1pm–5pm) and this will continue on Wednesday, October 28 (9am–5pm) and Thursday, October 29 (9am–5pm). The Book Fair Foundation will provide lunch on Wednesday and Thursday so please be sure to let us know if you’ll be there during lunchtime!

For the days of the sale (Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 30-November 1), we’re asking folks to commit to 3-4-hour shifts:

Sale Shifts:
Friday: 9:15am–12:30pm | 12:30pm–4:00pm | 4:00pm–7:15pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:15am–11:45am | 11:45am–2:30pm | 2:30pm–5:15pm
 
We’ll need price readers, price adders, baggers, straighteners, greeters, picker-uppers, and question-answerers (and other duties as assigned.)  On Friday, we’ll also need a handful of folks to help our biggest customers pack up their purchases in the Dealer Corral – this job is physically demanding.  We’ll show you the ropes and provide snacks!
 

On Monday, November 2, the tear down of the sale begins at 9am and continues until complete, hopefully no later than late afternoon.

There are a number of ways to sign up as a volunteer:

  • Follow this link to sign up online: https://signup.com/go/dybyypM. When you’ve picked out all of your spots, click on “Save” at the top!
  • Email us at volunteer@daytonbookfair.com
  • Call us at (937) 999-4491 – if we’re not there, please leave a message.

We’re so looking forward to seeing you! Bring a friend to help! Two friends!  Don’t hesitate to call or write with questions or suggestions.  With our great thanks, The Book Fair Team

 
 

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