Whitlock's Book Barn

04/04/2026

We will be closing our doors April 30th, 2026. More information can be found in the flyer attached. Thank you all for the support and patronage through the years, we will miss seeing everyone come in. Please stop by before we are gone!

30% off everything in the Lower Barn (8,000+ scholarly/collectible books plus paper, LPs, etc.) 50% off everything in the Upper Barn (25,000+ good books in all fields, normally $.25 to $5.00) 50% off all prints and maps in the Print Loft  

03/21/2026

We will be having a Farewell Sale, beginning March 28th! More information about the sale can be found in the flyer attached. We hope to see you all soon! 📚

30% off everything in the Lower Barn (8,000+ scholarly/collectible books plus paper, LPs, etc.) 50% off everything in the Upper Barn (25,000+ good books in all fields, normally $.25 to $5.00) 50% off all prints and maps in the Print Loft  

03/01/2026

Whitlock's will be closing in Spring 2026. Thank you for all your support throughout the years! More information can be found in our newsletter below.

I have bad news: We are closing Whitlock's Book Barn, ending more than 75 years of bookselling from the barns on Sperry Road in Bethany, Connecticut.

02/08/2026

Meg is retiring! For more information, check out our newsletter here 📚

Hi Everyone. Meg Turner here. I wanted to let you all know that I am retiring. My last day will be February 22. I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed working here and getting to meet many of you. I will certainly miss this community of book lovers. If you want to know what I will be doing, for...

01/24/2026

Our annual sale is fast approaching, February 14th & 15th, 10am-5pm! Find out more information in our newsletter below. We hope to see you all there! 📚

30% off everything in the Lower Barn (8,000+ scholarly/collectible books plus paper, LPs, etc.) 50% off everything in the Upper Barn (25,000+ good books in all fields, normally $.25 to $5.00) 50% off all prints and maps in the Print Loft Our sale is fast approaching!

12/28/2025

We will be closed Thursday, January 1st. Have a Happy New Year!

12/12/2025

Happy holidays!❄️Check out our latest newsletter here!

Here are some of our annual thoughts on interesting books in the store. These are only a few of our hundreds of interesting recent arrivals, including a library rich in uncommon older books at reasonable prices. Of course, nothing beats seeing you in person!

10/19/2025

Check out our latest newsletter! 📚🍂

Although it has been such a dry summer, we are seeing colors out here, so please come and visit while it is still warm enough to sit outside and enjoy the country air. As usual, we have many more interesting new arrivals than we can begin to mention. Over the summer we had four different collection...

06/29/2025

We will be closed Friday, July 4th! 🎇🎆

06/01/2025

Check out our Spring 2025 newsletter here!

Welcome to Spring at Whitlock's. The chairs are out and you can sit and read and enjoy the sun. Listed below are just a small assortment of what has recently arrived, so please come and explore all of our recent purchases.