What a great selection! I walked in while waiting for a friend and found an album I didn't…read moreanticipate finding. A little pricey but I don't mind considering its condition and the small business. These presses were replicated heavily and I can appreciate a good authentic! It's always a good time in this little shop.

This place is run by a fantastic and kind human that knows so much about records. She was helpful…read moreand quick in getting our collection looked over to add to her collection. She's got everything in her store from records to couches. Such an amazing selection of vintage goods! She gave me an amazing rate of 50% of the price Shes going to list the records for. Win win. We will be back!

Re-Animated Records is my favorite record store in San Diego, hands down. Amazing record selection…read moreover an excellent variety of genres, including super rad niche options. The owners are extremely kind, knowledgeable, and helpful. Popped in for Record Store Day 2026 hours after open, and still managed to snag a few on my list! Priced fairly and excellent conditions across the board. Highly recommend!

I stumbled upon this little hole in the wall record store when I was in old town, La Mesa leaving…read morelunch just down the street. There's so many businesses and this one in particular just seemed like it was very inviting. Upon entering the store it's filled with rich horror, culture, and metal music merchandise, which is super cool! They have interesting niche items here that you probably won't be able to find anywhere else. I picked up a few cool horror, movie magnets, and some spooky enamel pins. I grabbed the pins as gifts and I put the magnets on my fridge when I got home. The staff were very friendly, and if you have any questions, they will absolutely answer them for you, so that's helpful. And of course there's plenty of records in music to look through while you're there, you're bound to find a record you might want to take home. As far as the value goes, everything seemed fairly priced. Definitely a cool spot if you're into horror movies, and underground music! There are not too many places like this left here in San Diego.

First trip here was around 2012ish and I purchased a cool McFarlane Medieval Spawn statue that I…read morehad to fly back east with... price was fantastic and service super accommodating. Most recently, 2025, I dropped in again and found a very rare Michael Jackson piece I got as a gift, some cool comics and one rare Transformer g1 hardback, and that same friendly service/conversation I was hoping for. Definitely my favorite west coast comic/toy stop!

The second we walked in the employee, white man with glasses walked up to us asking if we were okay…read moreaggressively like if we did something. And almost blocked us from coming inside. The second we picked up some items by the entrance he approached us again and said be careful with those.... We just immediately walked out. This behavior is disgusting and felt racist af.

* heart eyes emoji*…read more If im not buying online, or small owned bookstores I love a good Barnes & Nobel stroll In Grossmont center . Next to Jamba Juice. Clean, good space layout, CLEAN restrooms. This place is dangerous. Awesome for books, accessories and gifts for book readers and a nice sort of toys and gadgets for all ages. Friendly staff and a few membership perks.

I've always loved this store and have been here a million times when my children were younger. We…read moredecided to stop here before going to the movies. It's got AC, great magazine section and every book you can think of. But the bathrooms are locked. But even weirder: I'm standing outside the bathroom trying the door, an employee walks by, sees me, gives me a weird look and keeps going. Inconvenient and unkind. I had four books I wanted to buy. I'll go home and order them online.

Everything goes well at Barnes & Noble. Very helpful staff really good products nice café and…read morebathroom friendly all the great stuff you guys do for kids. My book was not out I pre-ordered and they are shipping. Ppl like working her i go like weekly nobody in a bad mood happy helpful just the best shopping experience but is many members of my family's fav store. Thank you! We appreciate it. Keep up the good work!

This is a great location! For some reason I feel like you can find books here that tend to sell out…read moreother places. As well as sports cards! They always seem to have some here and in stock. I came here looking for a book that's been evading me and sure enough they had a few in stock! I also appreciate all the displays here and how organized everything is. This is a good location!

This is a small local library that I come to fairly often because it is the closest city library to…read morewhere I live in La Mesa. If they don't have what you're looking for just request it either on the computer or by asking a librarian for help and they will have it sent over from another branch. I'm not crazy about the self checkout system because I prefer to deal with a human being but since all libraries are going to this system there's not much we can do about it. The times when I have needed help the librarians have been cheerful and friendly about helping me find what I'm looking for. The only bad experience I ever remember having was one time when I came in while there was a Zumba class going on in a side conference room. It was extremely difficult to concentrate with all the shouting and stomping going on. Being old school, I felt the library should be a quiet place. But overall I've been extremely happy with this location.

Grew up going to this library when there was an Am/Pm in adjacent lot. Was so busy for the…read morecommunity; after school programs, voting poll, fundraisers, magic shows, and even Christmas Tree sales in Dec. in the 80's they talked about making it bigger, in the 90's they talked about renovations, in the early 2000's more property was bought for addition, and in 2023 the mayor promised a new library. Almost 50 years later it is the same tiny, old, smelly library. Very disappointing.

Love this Friends of the Library bookstore. Super nice volunteer. My first time was during the 2026…read moreLibrary Friends of San Diego County book crawl last week. That was a great way to get more familiar with the Friends bookstores throughout East County.

this is a cozy little bookshop in the library. Always excellent customer service and a rotating…read morecollection of thousands of books at a great price. For $10 a year you can become a friend of the library and get even cheaper prices on the books.

This was a really cool store. I was in the area and decided to stop by. Very glad I did. They have…read morean extremely large vinyl area. It felt like the old school days browsing through old records and finding great deals... unlike other stores where they overcharge. The owner was sweet and very welcoming which was appreciated. I was able to find a few vinyls to add to my slow growing collection. The other side was more of the consignment area, offering a variety of items, from comic books, to vintage Barbie's, to furniture and more. When I make it back to this area, I will definitely stop by again.

Great finds here. Bought some great vinyl and rare DVDs. They had a nice selection of furniture too.read more

Looks like this book store specializes in Literature. Lots of lit fic and classics. It's quite…read morecluttered but packed full of gems. I found a wonderful copy of Jane Eyre here and if I'm looking for used classics I am definitely coming back. There are two store kitties to keep your spirits high while hunting.

Great selection and nicely organized. Moderately priced . The owners are friendly and knowledgeable.read more

I went to this bookstore for the first time last week. What a great experience, friendly staff and…read moregreat prices, and absolutely love that the proceeds benefit programs that benefit the community. P.S. I thought I had already done a review and was surprised when Yelp prompted me to add one. Now I see I did already do one but I guess I just can't say enough good things

The coolest little bookstore! Very friendly staff, and amazing deals on books. We got two great…read morechildren's books for only $2.50! They were both is such great condition. Books are so expensive, and we love growing our own home library, so we will be returning again and again. Absolutely adore this spot.