What are the opening hours?

Thursday 12pm - 7pm Friday 12pm - 7pm Saturday 12pm - 7pm Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Aviary Books

Quality used books in most genres. Plus a special selection of used and new Photobooks, Architecture, and Fine Art.

08/16/2026

Ambient Show
Sunday August 30: 7:30pm
(sorry about the typo on the poster 😬)

cryptwarbler
Robyn Alman
James May
James Rosato/Hypnagogue (w/Meyer Brown )

$10 suggested donation
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doors: 7pm

08/12/2026

Meet to the "editor"/author of Kill Ahab: Confessions of a White Whale

It’s Moby Dick from the whale’s point of view.
Near the end of his life, beached on the New England coast, the White Whale finally sets the record straight, spinning a tale of high adventure and rich emotion, of love and loss, of loathing and revenge. Propelling his story is Ahab, the mad captain fixated on the “monster” who took his leg. But Ahab’s obsession is not one-sided. Whales, too, have long memories. Fiction’s most famous fish is not who we thought.

Saturday 8/15
1pm reading
1:30 Q+A with Phil Adamo
2-4 discussion and book signing

07/31/2026

Saturday August 1st!

New Bedford's own poet laureate Sarah Jane Ferreira will be reading from her debut book: Sunlight. After the reading she will be available to chat and sign copies of her book.

Reading starts at 7pm

07/14/2026

coming up on Sunday (7/19) at 7pm...

wicked cool poetry tour with Daryl Gussin (of Razorcake | Nonprofit DIY Zine ) james norman Mike Fournier and Nick LeBlanc

07/08/2026

head's up! closing at 4pm Thursday 7/9

back to regular hours on Friday

07/04/2026

open on the 4th of July!

06/28/2026

open 5 days a week for your book browsing adventures!

Monday 11-6
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 11-6
Friday 11-6
Saturday 11-6
Sunday 11-6

06/26/2026

we've got the goods! AND a (mostly finished) rare book gallery.

soon...

06/25/2026

last night I threw a preview party with good friends old and new, lots of beautiful gifts (thank you!), a cartload of books courtesy of Big Dig Records , and an awkward acknowledgements speech by yours truly. it was lovely, I love you all, I'm so excited for this next chapter in this bookstore adventure. and apparently I'm not very good at writing captions that aren't at least a little cringe. my friends are all cooler than me. oh well.

next up, the grand re-opening on Saturday featuring jazz by Nina Ott &co!

06/24/2026

the sign is looking rather spiffy in its new home!

Address

22 William Street
New Bedford, MA
02740

Opening Hours

Thursday	12pm - 7pm
Friday	12pm - 7pm
Saturday	12pm - 7pm
Sunday	12pm - 5pm

Website

http://aviarybooks.com/

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