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 - 10 York 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
Haverford College Bookstore - 370 Lancaster Ave. - (610) 896-1178 - General 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. - (484) 372-0021 - Used, Rare, Antique books
Lewisburg
Buck Nelson's Store - 1560 S. Jefferson Blvd.
Ligonier
Second Chapter Books - 209 E. Main St. - (724) 238-7933
Lititz
Aaron's Books - 43 S. Broad 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 - 2829 S. Eagle Rd. - (215) 968-2400
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 - 1600 S. Delaware Ave. - (215) 336-6414 of (800) 407-4568 - Specialty: Nautical/Maritime/Charts
Prosperity Bookstore - 2059 Snyder Ave. - (215) 755-1225*
Robin's Book Store - 110A S. 13th St. - (215) 735-9600 - Used books
Wooden Shoe Books & Records - 704 South St. - (215) 413-0999 - Alternative
Pittsburgh
Awesome Books - 5111 Pen Ave. - (412) 362-1574 - Used books
The Big Idea - 504 S. Millvale 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
Townsend Booksellers - 4612 Henry St. - (412) 682-8030 - Used, Rare, Out-of-Print
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. - (814) 313-1112 - Primarily Used
Wayne
Reader's Forum - 116 N. Wayne Ave. - (610) 254-9040*
Wellsboro
From My Shelf Books - 87 Main St., downstairs - (570) 724-5793 - Used, Rare books - Specialty: Collectibles/Regional
West Chester
Chester County Book & Music Co. - 975 Paoli Pike - (610) 696-1661
Williamsport
Otto Book Store - 107 West 4th St. - (570) 326-5764 or (888) 762-4526
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