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At the 21st Calgary Reads Big Book Sale in 2025, discover nearly 200,000 gently used books of every genre imaginable-and help more children experience the life-changing joy of reading. With your support, we can grow a thriving reading community!
volunteer
Help us collect, sort and sell books – or bring your energy to the clean-up party.
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Create your best to-be-read pile yet- or enjoy a smaller crowd and great sales on other days.
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sponsors
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsor, Jayman BUILT, more Big Book Sale proceeds can go towards enriching the reading lives of Calgary children.
CBC Calgary is proud to be the radio sponsor for the 2024 Big Book Sale.
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A BIG Big Book Sale thank you to the many dedicated members of the Rotary Club of Calgary, and our fellow Rotarians, for stewarding this beloved sale and building a thriving community that reads.
At the 2024 Big Book Sale
was raised to help kids read
readers found new books
books made it to our sales table
volunteers gave 10,000+ hours
Seeding Readers
Book-making in progress!
Authors * Illustrators
Every year, we publish a local picture book that promotes a love of reading. Our 2025 book is now in progress. Stay tuned on social for sneak peeks!