Neilson Hays Library Bi-Annual Book Sale
It’s part book sale, part quiet act of preservation. For a handful of coins – B20 onwards, if you’re counting – you can sift through tables stacked with pre-loved titles and ex-library oddities in both Thai and English. Dog-eared novels, forgotten cookbooks, possibly a dictionary last opened in 1994. But beneath the paperbacks and fading spines, there’s a larger story: proceeds go toward maintaining the historic library itself, along with the programmes that keep its heart beating. Storytime sessions for restless toddlers, talks for bookish grown-ups, school visits, writing contests, exhibitions – the kind of soft infrastructure that rarely makes headlines but quietly shapes lives. It’s not just a sale. It’s a small investment in curiosity, chaos and the stubborn magic of public space that still believes everyone belongs. May 17-25. Free. Neilson Hays Library, 9.30pm-7pm