Annual Research Center Book Sale

About this event

The Oklahoma Historical Society’s (OHS) John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center will host its 2026 annual book sale from Wednesday, October 21, through Saturday, October 24, at the Oklahoma History Center, located at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr. in Oklahoma City. The sale is open from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The sale will include books on a variety of topics, featuring many rare and out-of-print titles. Visitors can shop for reproductions of historic posters, maps, and photographs, as well as a number of books on military topics and collectibles. For family history researchers, several genealogical publications will be available for sale. The book sale is a fundraiser for the OHS Research Center. Proceeds from the sale will support the Research Center’s efforts to collect items of historical significance, provide programming for researchers and school groups, and offer resources online. The Research Center archives documents, books, photographs, genealogical information, American Indian records, audio, newspapers, maps, oral histories, film, and video related to Oklahoma. The John and Eleanor Kirkpatrick Research Center is a division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.