Ken Sanders Rare Books

Join us for the kick-off of our very exciting.... KSRB Concert Series! Ever wanted to enjoy the lively sounds of some amazing music artists inside the comforting atmosphere of a bookstore? Well now you can! May 28th, 2026 6:30pm Tickets: $10 Link in bio Poetry reading will be done by our very own Gabriela Nelson Music performances by @valintimemusic @morrowmorrow_ We are so looking forward to spending intimate evenings featuring local music with you all summer long. We will be announcing more artists soon! #slc #slcevents #slcmusic #slcbookstores

Find a new ad for us in City Weekly's Best of Utah paper that just came out today. If you bring in your copy of City Weekly with our ad in it then we will give you 10% OFF your purchase ! Thank you to @spaaaceys for the amazing design. #indiebookstore #independentbookstores #slc #slcbookstore #saltlakecity #cityweekly #bestofutah #books #reading #reader

CALL FOR VENDORS — KSRB is hosting a summer market during the weekend of Utah Arts Festival! Sunday, June 21 | 10AM–5PM $25 booth fee. Apply using the google form in our bio! #market #summermarket #kensandersrarebooks

@slclivingtrad will be at library square all weekend long! We are so excited to have them that we are running a sale! 25% OFF SALE For all attendees of the Living Traditions Festival May 15-17 Well see you this weekend!! #slcevents #saltlakecity #utahpeoples

we’re doing another workshop!!!! again, all proceeds go to @wael_abu_rida gonna switch it up and we’re going to learn how to shape our piece with increases and decreases june 7th • 12pm • ken sanders rare books • level 1 thank you @slcbakersforpalestine for tabling again <3

In this SNS, we will interrogate some of the basic assumptions we have about the union movement, why it’s important, why we should build it, and the political obstacles in the way. Before attending, we recommend listening to The Dig: Workers Organizing Workers w/ Eric Blanc and the final section, “The Tasks of Socialists in Today’s Resistance and Rebellion” of Kim Moody’s highly influential 2000 article, “The Rank and File Strategy .”

After picking up your Library holds, you’re only a two block walk from all of our small business neighbors! Get some fresh air and a little treat—two-hour garage parking is on us. Local Businesses Featured: · Ken Sanders Rare Books · Sound Brew Coffee · Baby’s Bagels · Big Dipper Sandwiches · Krua Thai Restaurant · Chez Nibs · Xiao Bao Bao · BodyBar Pilates · MillCrepes Cafe · Church and State: Hallowed Ground Cafe & Gifts Hidden Oak Creamery Mother Plants & Goods · Oasis Games · Charlie Chow’s Dragon Grill · Les Bánh Mì · Stoneground Italian Kitchen · The English Garden · Art at Main · Salon at Library Square · Hugo Coffee · The Library Store

In honor of Independent Bookstore Day on April 25, I’m doing a series this week highlighting independent bookstores in Salt Lake City that you can reach by transit and a 5–15 minute walk 🚶🏽‍♀️🚞 Part 4: @kensandersbooks 📚 This one’s for the treasure hunters 🗺️📖 Ken Sanders Rare Books is a three-floor antiquarian bookstore filled with used, rare, and collectible books, plus maps, prints, and all kinds of ephemera 🥰 It’s the kind of place where you can wander for hours and stumble across something unexpected, from vintage postcards to rare first editions. 📍Ken Sanders Rare Books 209 E 500 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 How to get here by train: Take @rideuta ’s red line and hop off at Library Station. It’s just a few steps away from there. #saltlakecity #utah #independentbookstoreday

For 35 years, the Downtown Farmers Market has been bringing people together in the heart of Salt Lake City. Hear from Market Director Carly Gillespie, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall, and beloved local bookseller Ken Sanders on what makes the Winter Market at Civic Center something special — and why a permanent home here just makes sense.

Saturday April 25th is Independent Bookstore Day! This year we will be participating in the 2026 Utah Indie Bookshop Crawl, have various prizes hidden throughout the store, a poetry reading in the evening, a patio full of super-sale bargain books, and a 25% off sale all weekend! The 25% off sale will be April 24th-26th both online and in-store. In addition to this sale, we will have a large selection of $1 and $5 books at the front of the store. Come shop our selection and search for prizes that we'll have hidden throughout the shop! Prizes will include percentage discounts, a free book of your choice, gift cards, and more! Saturday evening, Scott Hales and Kevin Klein will share their new poetry collections, starting at 6:30 PM. Lastly, download a copy of the 2026 Indie Bookshop Crawl map at bookishslc.com and join us for the sprint challenge on April 25th! For more information visit their page @bookish_slc Thanks for your continued support! We look forward to celebrating Indie Bookstore Day with you. #indiebookseller #independentbookstoreday #rarebooks #slcsmallbusiness

You have two more Saturdays to come explore Ken Sanders Rare Books and @slcfarmersmarket Dont miss your final chance to shop under the airplanes before they move on to their next home! Any child that attends, with parental permission gets to pick a $10 or under used book for free.  One book per child in attendance. We have hundreds of Fresh dollar books now on sale, along with our great selections of five dollar childrens books  and our huge ongoing general book sale. Vinyl records, dvds, vintage magazines and prints, all on sale for $5 each , 6 for $25 Come see what KSRB and the winter market is all about before the market is gone! And then don't forget to come back and see us once its over 🥺 #slc #saltlakefarmersmarket #farmersmarket ##slcevents

Ken Sanders is very much enthused about sharing his love and knowledge of this Utah poet with you at the next Literary Libations. He has been an admirer of the late Utah poet May Swenson for many decades. Her little Brother Paul Swenson , a poet in his own right, was editor of Utah Holiday Magazine and the short lived Salt Lake Observer. Please consider joining us for this special event April 4th, 3-5 PM at Clubhouse SLC. Literary Libations is Salt Lake City's seasonal live podcast and boozy book club series, bringing together writers, readers, and curious minds for intimate afternoons of conversation, community, and very good wine, provided by the Wine Academy of Utah.‍ ‍Providing educational wine pairings + Non- Alcoholic libations included as a part of the Let’s Go Eat and Drink Podcast, live-participating audience experience. Tickets are $35 and are available at the link in our bio. #mayswenson #kensandersrarebooks #literarylibations #slcbookclub #slc