Super cute independent book store! A friend introduced me to this very welcoming and cozy spot…read more Owners were very friendly and made great recommendations after having a fun discussion of recent reads and interests.

Incompetent at best, homophobic at worst…read more I walked in looking for seven different books, and they had none of them in stock. I had a gift card; I asked the woman working the register to order four books. I listed out all four books verbally, twice. Three were queer romances they didn't have in stock--two of them being the Gay Hockey Books currently dominating the cultural conversation. Surprise surprise, when I went to pick them up today, they'd ordered the second book in the series, but no the first. Despite the cashier repeating my order back to me and confirming. I walked out with three books, confused. On top of this, their selection is tiny and their poetry section is one sad little table. The "gay" section is shoved all the way in the back in corner like a shameful secret, like it's 2003 or something. The romance section was maybe the largest, and out of that entire section, I found two queer romances (both by Casey McQuiston, NYT Bestseller). Oak Park is an incredibly liberal and incredibly queer suburb of Chicago. Heated Rivalry is one of the biggest shows on TV right now, and it's baffling to me that any bookstore in Oak Park wouldn't have a table display for it. Overall the Book Loft is an underwhelming replacement for the Book Table. RIP

I love the quaintness of this shop and its location near a lot of the restaurants we love. Nothing…read moremakes me happier than the kids asking to go book shopping after dinner! Such a friendly staff too!

Jamie is so friendly and welcoming. I really appreciate having such a cool bookshop nearby,…read moreespecially after we lost the Book Table. Dandelion has a great selection for any type of reader, hobbyist, or TTRPGer, and I love the variety of events they host.

Great location, great selection, great customer service, left with a hard to find Billy Joel album…read moreand great memories.

Great selection of album and reasonable prices,lots of older music and lots of soul musicread more

We need more places like this in our lives. It's a small independently owned used book store…read more I walked in and was warmly greeted by Don. It's a small store with a wonderful selection of books perfect for every book worm. The prices are incredibly low and they are supportive of local artists. I was so pleased to see a father with two kids in shopping. It added to the warmth of the place and the neighborhood feel. Don couldn't have been nicer. He introduced himself to his customers and I had the luck of having time to have a nice conversation about the ever growing stack of books in my house. I am so glad I can walk to this store. It is exactly what this neighborhood needed. This store is what the Oak Park Arts District is all about.

A perfect date for me: Spend an hour finding loads of beautifully curated treasures at Jake's…read morePlace Books then sit down and enjoy a slice of Apple Crumble pie at The Happy Apple Pie shop, right up the street. Used books + homemade apple pie make for a perfect day! Easy street parking right on Harrison. Great prices! Super selection! Friendly staff! I love this place and cant wait to return!!

Furniture looked good, high quality. I found very littlle junk. The store was reasonable and clean…read more Customer was good until I bought an item and the cashier was a little rude. I would give it a B+.

It seems to be the place to find different merchandise,things you need,& things you think you need.read more

Oh goodness - walking into this place is like walking into a whole different world. Opening the…read moredoor to this place is akin to pressing pause on the hustle and bustle of life, and ascending into another dimension for an avid suspense reader. The smell of books, the beautiful polished book cases, and the ambience are all worth a visit, if not several visits. The service and hospitality are unsurpassable - the couple running the place are the sweetest and most wonderful people, ever. And there is SO much knowledge of suspense novels coming from these two that it blows your mind. The books are priced reasonably and buying here is a lot of bang for your buck. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this fort all book lovers, but especially SUSPENSE and MYSTERY readers!

A unique hidden gem bookstore. Stumbled upon this place while on the Wine Walk in downtown Forest…read morePark. Nice comfortable sitting area where you can enjoy a cup of coffee while reading a book. Look around the bookshelves for some interesting reads. Anywhere from mystery, historical, love stories this is the place to find it. There is a cart where you can find a $5.00 bundle selection of your choice. I highly recommended this place of business. Walk inside and you will feel the great hospitality of the workers.

I mean there was a rock band playing when I walked in so I tried to start a mosh pit as usual but…read morenot enough people were there. There was also a cheapo bin, 79 cents lol. As soon as I saw a Ray Coniff record I KNEW it was TRASH lol and nothing was there nor in the whole place. But I'm sure if you dug very thoroughly you'd find something eventually

Place never fails to make me waste my money on stuff I don't need. These people will always…read morecompliment what you pick up. If this place ever closes down I will be the one to save it.

Lousy store hours & the store looks like a large unsorted mess. How does it stay jn business?read more

A fantastic mostly CD store, though they carry some DVD as well. The owner(can't remember his name)…read moreis VERY nice, and I live talking to him about musicians, bands, music, etc every time I visit. A refreshing opposite, from the jerk owner Vintage Vinyl in Evanston has(won't get into him any further here, but if you want to know more about that place look up my review on them). And I wish all music store employees and owners, were as nice as this guy is! Definitely stop here, if you happen to go out to this part of Oak Park and are either looking for CDs, or even just like to have good conversations with others about music. Or even are checking out the nearby Oak Park Conservatory. One day, I'll finally get in a visit to(across the street) Oak Park Bakery....

it's what you want from your local comic book shop. Great selection, knowledgeable staff and…read morefriendly people! You never know what treasures you are going to find in there!

Yesterday was my first time visiting the store was looking forward to check the place out and see…read moreif there was anything interesting to read for the week. It was calm and decent even though there were a lot boxes around the store that made things difficult to get through and there wasn't anyone available in the checkout section since I think the owner who was wearing a checkered black and white shirt with a black hat who looks like he's in mid or late 40s and other staff member were getting some vintage comics packed up to mall for the holidays which is understandable. There was a comic book I was interested in purchasing I think it was a vintage Spider-Man book from the 60s or 70s that had the lizard on the front and I was gonna purchase it until the owner came in with a stressed or angry attitude towards me saying that all the comic in the white boxes needed to be alphabetical order and he took it from my hand without even saying anything in a proper manner that they weren't for sale and that whatever was on the shelf were the ones on sale. Thankfully, I'm a person who's calm and didn't have a reaction like anyone would and it was a place that I won't visiting again for a while, maybe until the holiday session is over and the owner is calm then I'll give them another chance. Moral of the story is that comic book owners who are have a stressful day and a negative attitude, don't be afraid to take a day off and get some time for yourself.

So glad I saw a flyer for this shop when eating at Habrae this weekend. We went in about an hour…read morebefore closing and the friendly man behind the counter explained they were a non profit and all books (used/donated) were $5. We had fun searching through the stacks and picked up 4 on this trip but I'm sure we will be back for more. Nothing like helping a good cause and recycling at the same time!

From the owner: Your support helps Our Future Reads give free books to those without readily available access. The…read more$5 per book price supports non-profit organizations around the Chicagoland area to get their client's books. Let the curious be curious!