Bookstores in Pennsylvania
A guide to the best independent
Pennsylvania bookstores
Altoona
The Book Store - 124 Park Hills Plaza - (814) 943-1984*
Bethlehem
Moravian Book Shop & Gift Gallery - 428 Main St. - (610) 866-5481 or (888) 661-2888
Carlisle
Whistlestop Bookshop - 129 W. High St. - (717) 243-4744
Chester Springs
Echo Books - 416 Char Sam Cir. - (484) 341-8362 - Used books*
Doylestown
Booktenders' Secret Garden Children's Bookstore & Gallery - 42 E. State St. Rear Plaza East - (215) 348-7160 - Children's books
The Doylestown Bookshop - 16 S. Main St. - (215) 230-7610 - New & Used books
Gettysburg
Pages of the Past - 13 Baltimore St. - (717) 334-0572 - Specialty: History
Hanover
The Reader's Cafe - 125 Broadway - (717) 630-2524
Harleysville
Harleysville Books - 674 Main St. - (215) 256-9311
Harrisburg
Transit News - Harrisburg Transportation Ctr. - (717) 232-7775 (newsstand/bookstore)*
Haverford
Children's Book World - 17 Haverford Station Rd. - (610) 642-6274 - Children's books
Havertown
Cathy's Half Price Books - 7 Manoa Shopping Ctr - (610) 924-0993 - Used books
Huntingdon
The Book Store - 7535 Huntingdon Plaza - (814) 643-0924*
Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore Bookshop - 256 Allegheny St. - (570) 398-5660
Kennet Square
Willow on State - 331 E. State St. - (610) 444-8020 - Used, Rare, Antique books
Kutztown
Firefly Bookstore - 230 W. Main St. - (484) 648-2712 - New & Used books
Lebanon
Five Stone Bookstore - 2264 Lebanon Valley Mall - (717) 272-3333 - New & Used books
Lewisburg
Buck Nelson's Store - 1560 S. Jefferson Blvd.
Ligonier
Second Chapter Books - 139 E. Main St. - (724) 238-7933
Lititz
Aaron's Books - 35 E. Main St. - (717) 627-1990 - Used & New books
Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg Mystery Books & Gifts - Corner of Trindle & Clouser Roads - (717) 795-7470 or (866) 692-5424 - Specialty: Mystery
New Hope
Farley's Bookshop - 44 S. Main St. - (215) 862-2452
Newtown
The Newtown Bookshop
2835 S. Eagle Rd.
Phone: (215) 968-2400
Type:
New books
Specialty: General Interest, Children's
Sidelines: Greeting Cards/Postcards, Magazines/Newspapers,
Gifts, Toys/Games
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Newtown Bookshop is an independent bookshop with its location in the Village of Newtown Shopping Center. We offer a great selection of books, unique gifts and greeting cards and a staff that helps you find that perfect book!
Philadelphia
Big Blue Marble Bookstore - 551 Carpenter Ln. - (215) 844-1870
Black & Nobel - 1409 W. Erie Ave. - (215) 965-1559 - African American
Brickbat Books - 709 S. 4th St. - (215) 592-1207 - Used books
Giovanni's Room - 345 S. 12th St. - (215) 923-2960 - Specialty: GLBT
Head House Books - 619 2nd St. - (215) 923-9525
House of Our Own - 3920 Spruce St. - (215) 222-1576
Joseph Fox Bookshop - 1724 Sansom St. - (215) 563-4184
Penn Book Center - 130 S. 34th St. - (215) 222-7600 - General books
Pilothouse Nautical Books - 3 N. Columbus Blvd. - (267) 773-7858 - Specialty: Nautical/Maritime/Charts
Prosperity Bookstore - 2059 Snyder Ave. - (215) 755-1225*
Wooden Shoe Books & Records - 704 South St. - (215) 413-0999 - Alternative
Pittsburgh
Amazing Books - 929 Liberty Ave. - (347) 482-2432 - Used & New books
The Big Idea - 4812 Liberty Ave. - (412) 687-4323 - Alternative
The Book Center - 4000 Fifth Ave. - (412) 648-1455 - General books
Bradley's Book Attic - Kaufmann's Department Store, 400 Fifth Ave. - (415) 232-9506 - Used books*
Bradley's Book Cellar - 1948 Greentree Rd. - (412) 561-0520 - Used books*
Bradley's Book Outlet - 2019 Penn Ave. - (412) 281-3014 - Used books*
Bradley's Books - Parkway Center - (412) 922-0277 - Used books*
Bradley's Books - Station Square - (412) 391-3987 - Used books
Caliban Books - 410 S. Craig St. - (412) 681-9111 - Used, Rare books
City Books - 1111 E. Carson St. - (412) 481-7555 - Used books
Copacetic Comics Co. - 3138 Dobson St. 3rd Floor - (412) 251-5451 - Comics, Books, DVDs
Eide's Entertainment - 1121 Penn Ave. - (412) 261-0900 - Specialty: Comics, Sci Fi, Counter Culture
Eljay's Used Books - 3233 W. Liberty Ave. - (412) 344-7444 - Used books
Journeys of Life - 810 Bellefonte St.-Shadyside - (412) 681-8755 or (877) 681-8755 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age/Recovery
Mystery Lovers Bookshop - 514 Allegheny River Blvd. - (412) 828-4877 or (888) 800-6078 - Specialty: Mystery
Sewickley
Penguin Bookshop - 420 Beaver St. - (412) 741-3838
Slippery Rock
SGA Bookstore - Slippery Rock University Union - (724) 738-2104 - General books
Stroudsburg
Carroll & Carroll, Booksellers - 740 Main St. - (570) 420-1516
Warren
Authors Books &
Music
227 Liberty St.
Phone: (814) 313-1112
Used - Specialty: General Interest, Alternative/Political,
Children's, Literary, Metaphysical/New Age, Mystery, Regional
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We are a Real Brick & Mortar Book Shop. Primarily used books, we also carry vintage vinyl LPs, CDs, DVDs, Audio Books and Sheet Music. We are open 6 days a week and on Sundays "By Chance." Thousands of Books in all subjects, from the more recent to the old, rare and obscure, you're sure to find something to satisfy you literary desires.
Wellsboro
From My Shelf Books & Gifts
25 Main St.
(570) 724-5793
Used & New - Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Regional
Sidelines: Greeting Cards/Postcards, Gifts, Curiosities,
Toys/Games
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From My Shelf is located in beautiful, small-town Wellsboro, PA, right on historic Main Street. We're proud to be a customer-centered, independently-owned bookstore. Our knowledgeable staff and eclectic, ever-changing inventory has garnered us praise from big-city visitors and fellow small-town dwellers alike.
West Chester
Chester County Book & Music
Co. - West Goshen Center - (610) 696-1661
**Re-Opening Spring 2013**
Williamsport
Otto Book Store - 107 West 4th St. - (570) 326-5764 or (888) 762-4526
York
Irvin's Books - 2159 White St., Ste. 18 - (717) 843-2947 - Used & New books
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