The Lewisboro Library Fair will be held rain or shine, on Saturday, September 21st from 10 am to 4 pm at Onatru Farm Park (99 Elmwood Road, South Salem, NY). The Library Fair is one of the largest community events in Lewisboro and truly has something for everyone – a car show, great music, a fun filled kids’ zone, food trucks, dunk tank, a beer and wine garden and tons of shopping at the Book Sales, Attic Treasures and vendor booths!
Here is a link to the above Library Fair flyer.
Volunteers Needed!
The Fair will be celebrating its 63rd anniversary in 2024! Now it’s time to save the date – and get involved! To help create the best Fair, we need volunteers for Fair Day. If you can help at the Lewisboro Library Fair, please sign up here.
Book Sale:
The giant Book Sale is one of the highlights of the Fair. Adult books have numerous recent and classic fiction titles in print as well as audio books, and nonfiction titles covering politics, biographies, business, history, cooking & gardening. Children’s/Young Adult books have a large selection of quality books – including picture books, easy readers, paperback and hardcover series, as well as nonfiction books on science, sports, and animals!
SPECIAL NOTE TO TEACHERS: Educators showing school ID will be given 10% off their purchases in CHILDREN’S BOOKS ONLY. Books are for sale at the Pre-Sales, the Fair, and special bargains at the After Sale!
Attic Treasures Sale:
On Fair Day, September 21st, we have wonderful items for sale! Among them are:
- many beautiful sets of dishes and glassware
- kitchen appliances
- tchotchkes
- linens including nice place mats, napkins
- holiday decor
- lighting: many, many table lamps and floor lamps
- frames and pictures both large & small
- craft supplies: knitting wool, beads, etc.
- CDs, DVDs, electronic games
- sporting goods
- good tools and workshop items
- a few “unclassifiable, unique” items
and much, much more!
Pre-Sale Happenings:
The fun starts at the Adult Book Pre-Sale on Wednesday, September 18th from 5pm to 9pm for Lewisboro Residents only. Admission is free. The Adult and Children’s Book Pre-Sale continues on Thursday, September 19th from 5pm to 9pm. Admission is free for Lewisboro residents; there is a $25 admission fee for non-residents. The Book Pre-Sale continues Friday, September 20th from 10 am to 2 pm, with free admission for all. There will be an After-Sale of bargains on Sunday, September 22nd from 10 am to 2 pm with discounts on all books!
On Thursday, September 19th, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLY VIP Ticket Holders will be able to shop all of Attic Treasures! Non-VIP Ticket Holders can shop for Sporting Goods only. There is an opportunity to shop Attic Treasures early on Friday, September 20th from 10am to 2pm with a $25 admission fee at the door. VIP Ticket Holders can shop for free. There will be an After-Sale of bargains on Sunday, September 22nd from 10 am to 2 pm where diehard discount bargain hunters pay by the size of the box of Attic Treasures finds you fill and take home!
VIP Tickets:
A limited number of VIP tickets are now available!
The $75 VIP ticket includes:
- One VIP Priority Parking Spot: (Parking spot can be accessed anytime throughout the fair!)
- Two Raffle Tickets: (two chances to win $1000!)
- Two Beer or Wine Tickets for the Beer and Wine Garden
- Two Book Vouchers for Free Books of your Choice
- Thursday Night Early Access Shopping at Attic Treasures: (Exclusively for VIPs on 9/19, 5pm-9pm)
- Friday Morning Early Access Shopping at Attic Treasures: (Free for VIPs on 9/20. 10am – 2 pm)
Valued at over $100, the VIP tickets are on sale now for only $75. Tickets can be purchased online through the Library website, or in person at the Library. Tickets are limited – be sure to get yours today with either the PayPal button or the venmo QR code below!
PayPal:
venmo:
Below is Lewisboro Library’s QR code for venmo. When using, please enter the cost as $75 and type “VIP” in the memo!
VIP tickets can be picked up at the library starting September 16th.
The Kid’s Zone:
We’re really proud of our Kid’s Zone this year!! All day entertainment for your littles with bubbles, characters, and interactive music! There will be games, a bounce house and obstacle course, face painting, and story & craft time with our very own Miss Marie! Get access to all this fun with the purchase of a $10 All Day Access Bracelet.
Fairy Garden Workshop:
The Lewisboro Garden Club is once again setting up a special Fairy Garden Workshop area near the Kid’s Zone. There is a $15 Fee for each Garden (or pay $20 to get both a Fairy Garden and an All Day Access Bracelet to the Kid’s Zone).
The Silent Auction:
One of our highly-competitive areas, the Silent Auction features gift cards and items from local restaurants and businesses, specialty gift baskets, seasonal plantings, and service consultations for legal and interior design advice. There are also “experiences” to bid on including; tickets to a NY Red Bulls soccer game, a Yankees baseball game and a Giants football game, amusement park passes or a golf outing. We predict a bidding war again this year for one of our “priceless” experiences – the chance to have your name used as a character in a new book being written by NY Times best-selling author Fiona Davis!
If you are unable to attend the day of the Fair and are interested in making an online bid for the character naming, please email info@lewisborolibrary.org with the following information: name, phone, email, minimum bid and maximum bid. Online bidding will close on Friday, September 20th. In-person bidding only will continue the day of the Fair until the auction closes at 3:30 pm.
Concours d’Elegance:
REGISTER YOUR CAR FOR THE CONCOURS d’ELEGANCE
Are you a car buff? The Fair’s Concours d’Elegance, is a low-key, elegant car show that showcases a wide variety of vehicles from show cars to much-loved weekend cruisers. The show is both a popular event at the Fair and an opportunity for car owners to enjoy the day’s many activities while showcasing their cars in the beautiful surroundings of the farm. Awards are given in each of ten categories courtesy of the sponsor, Mercedes-Benz of Goldens Bridge. The first 40 attendees receive dash plates and all cars are roped off. There is no entrance fee, but space is limited.
To register your vehicle, email ssalemconcours@optimum.net or call 914 763-5402.
Beer & Wine Garden:
The Craft Beer & Wine Garden is for adults 21 and over. The craft beer is generously donated by the Captain Lawrence Brewing Company. In addition to craft brews, wines and soft drinks will also be available for purchase. Many thanks to our friends at Salem Liquors, for donating the wine for this event, and to Vista Beer & Beverage for providing the soft drinks as well as ice.
Bake Sale:
Satisfy your sweet tooth at the Bake Sale Tent with its fresh homemade baked goods – like Peter Rose’s famous Boterkoek, which sell out quickly. Do you like to bake?? The Bake Sale Tent REALLY needs donations of individually wrapped treats or whole cakes to help make the event a success. Baked goods, gluten free items and full cakes can be dropped at the Bake Sale tent at 10am the day of the Fair. Please let the organizers know what you’ll be baking by signing up at bit.ly/lewfair24bakesale.
Calling all bakers – the Bake Sale Tent is seeking donations of treats to make the event a success. This year we ask that all baked goods be individually wrapped. Treats can be dropped off at the Bake Sale Tent starting at 10:00 am on Fair Day.
Sign-up to contribute to the Bake Sale HERE
Fabulous Fair Food:
A variety of food trucks will be on site to entice Fair attendees at lunchtime with everything from hot dogs (Streetside Dogs), to artisanal sandwiches (Kinwich) to Mexican (Crazy Taco-Mex) to unique wraps and sides (Wrappers Delights) to pizza and more (Mike and Joe’s Pizza). If it is hot like last year, you’ll want to hit up Jimmy’s Soft Serve for ice cream or Italian Ice of CT for authentic Italian ice.
Vendor Market:
The Fair’s Vendor Market has a variety of unique items for the serious shopper. There is beautiful jewelry at GingerBeader, items to pamper yourself with at Gigi’s Melts, Balms & Scrubs, Handmade by Nancy & Adalie Soap and Head to Toe By Debbie. Check out the craft goods and décor at Abby Richardson Quilted Items, Michelle Mullaly Hand Painted Botanical Glassware, Fizzle Pop Puppet Shop and Moreno Tagliapietro Studio. Get organized with Wise Organizers, and browse the unique offerings at Hippie Feet Tie Dye, Dotties Love Crochet, Lucky Penny, Native Art, Minerals & Fossils, and Pie in the Sky.
Community Partners:
The Lewisboro Library Fair is a community event and we love to feature our local community groups.
Sponsors:
A special thanks to businesses who make the Fair possible by underwriting the cost of staging this event. We are very grateful to Mercedes-Benz of Goldens Bridge, Hudson Milk and Market and Peter D. Hoffman, P.C., whose sponsorship helps underwrite the cost of the Fair, so more proceeds can go directly to the operating budget.
All sponsors are invited to attend the event and to provide publicity materials for the sponsor table at the Library Trustee tent. All sponsorship contributions are 100% tax deductible.
Special Thank You!:
We are very appreciative to our Fair Coordinator, Nina Andrews; Tony Gonçalves and the Town Board, the Town of Lewisboro Maintenance Department, the Parks and Recreation Department, the South Salem Fire Department as well as the Vista Fire Department; Sam Dodge for the sound and the numerous Volunteers that make this event a reality!
