I have been there and they did have the book I was looking for and they were very helpfulread more

Fun place to explore books. The prices are responsible, but I thought little over priced…read more Considering the cute town and easy parking, it was worth going there.

They are not open when they say they are. A note on the door is no help when you drive from out of…read moretown. They are more often closed than open. Not worth the trip.

New owner is amazing. Clean and organized. Very helpful, knowledgeable and resourceful. Perfect…read moreused bookstore. I've never sold them any books, but the environment and prices are great.

This is the new location for the Friends' bookstore which patrons remember as being in a room on…read morethe main floor of the public library. It will be operating here until the main library is reopened. The volunteers have done a lovely job organizing this suite and the day I was there it was staffed with at least two volunteers. The collection is small but very high in quality and conscientiously organized. And the prices are eminently fair, lower even than thrift stores. They handle more than just books and by going to their Facebook page or website you can discover what they're all about. This is in that area of Broadway which is being gentrified, and there are many interesting nearby businesses, including the popular Broadway Coffeehouse. Thirty-minute unmetered parking is usually open right out front.

Wow! This place has books stacked floor to ceiling. What a treasure. Easy to find the genre you're…read morelooking for. Pretty good prices. Glad we stopped.

We were in Lebanon for a sports event at Lebanon high school and during the break looked for a…read morelocal bookstore. This one came up on the web so we went to check it out. It was more than we could've hoped for. A small little space with mini mini mini books to choose from. Very artfully arranged with lots of fun things to look at. The owners were very friendly and helpful. Offering to go out of their way to help us find the box we were looking for. The prices were beyond reasonable and we enjoyed our time there very much. We highly recommend this bookstore. We will be back.

As soon as we opened the door we were greeted with a man in a tie and jacket. Very professional,…read morevery kind, very helpful. These two men have a great business going. Who doesn't like crystals and used books?!? My 10 year old went crazy and bought some crystals and found two Twilight books she had been searching for. She also found an original ticket from our local theatre for the Twilight movie in one of the books,we let the two men know it was inside and one said he only threw away trash inside but only left treasures for the new book owner to find. This store is just that, a treasure in our town of Albany. Thank you gentleman for making us feel welcomed and ask for our suggestions, we can't wait to come back and see what new treasures can be found. Cherry on top, they let you know if you want to haggle the book prices that they were willing to haggle. They were also so kind to give us a discount for buying so much.

A cute little book and gem store with handmade objects for sale. Amazing service and staff was very…read morenice.

This was a nice stop directly behind the goodwill in west Salem…read more I thought this was strictly used books but they have some new as well. This place is very well organized and they have the pricing written inside the front cover. You can sell back books and join their club to get a discount on future purchases based on the books you sell back. All in all a great set up and I look forward to dropping in again.

Fabulous selection, knowledgeable and friendly staff, book buy back program with discounts for…read morefuture purchases. Something for everyone in your group or family!

If you look through the one-to-two star comments on this business you'll find a pattern of people…read morecomplaining about the owner following them around, demeaning them, and micromanaging how they hold books. Can confirm this is consistently how they treat people regardless of "stress level" (the owners once used "stress" to excuse this behavior). Won't be returning.

The owner guys is quite honestly a prick. Both times I've been in there he bumbards me as soon as…read moreI walk in with questions like "when were you in last?" And mansplains every section of the store not letting me look in peace. He also told me not to look at or hold the "new" books as to not mess them up before I even began looking at or touching anything. Very uncomfortable.

Good deals but also bad deals here. The more popular it is, they will uptick the value higher than…read morewhat the deals are online so be mindful. Cashiers were nice, welcoming, had reviews to say about the books we got which I appreciated. Helped inform us on what we expect. Great selection of books with a first and second floor filled with all kinds you could possibly look for. Note: could not find the cat. Was probably hiding somewhere upstairs since I was mostly focused on books on the first floor. You can also ask them about the cat.

I'm glad there are other book store options here in Salem. I've shopped here probably 15 times and…read moreI love how unique this store is. Have never seen the cat, so that's a bummer. I love the option to buy used books. That being said I think their "we buy books" is pretty bad. I wish they gave more information. I brought in about 48 great condition popular books in. I had an appointment at 1:30pm that was made 3 weeks prior. I got there books in hand and was told the person who values the books to buy them was out but that I should get a call with an offer before 3:30pm. I killed some time around Salem as I wasn't expecting this to be quite the process and still had not gotten a call even though it was almost 4pm. I called them and they said the offer would be told to me in store. These are popular books from Carley Fortune, Tessa Bailey, Freida McFadden, Ali Hazelwood etc, and even some special editions of books with sprayed edges. All probably worth around $500 if you count each book as $10. After I came in to ask about my offer, the person helping me seemed pretty excited about all the books I had. Their offer was $57 in a check or $115 for store credit, it almost felt like a slap in the face to be honest. I told them that I'll think about it as I browsed the store. I took like half a lap through the store and went back to the front counter to let them know that I would be taking my books and declining their offer. As soon as I said that, immediate demeanor change in the employee and they just walked off while I had to put all my books back in the bags. Most of the time the staff are fine, but there is the occasional visit where I have staff a little too relaxed, almost as if they're not working at a bookstore. And there have been a few times I was waiting at the front counter ready to check out and not even looked at until the employees were done with their conversation which was anywhere from 1min to 10min. Prices are a bit high, but that's expected at an independent book store.

​I love library bookstores and sales. ​While some libraries have little stores inside their…read morebranches, some of the larger "Friends" groups operate separate retail outlets for their discarded and donated books. Luckily, Portland has a wonderful reading community that operates Rose City Reads. I actually found out about this location from a volunteer at the store in the Main library. Located in a strip mall, this location is out in the northeast, an area with few bookstores. Each time I've ventured in, there are plenty of other patrons roaming the stacks. And because this location is run by caring volunteers, it's always well organized with clearly labeled shelves. About half of the books are library discards, while the rest are community donations. And most everything is less than $5, so there are plenty of deals to be had.

Excellent selection of used books at excellent prices. It's like walking into a library where all…read morethe books are for sale. There are interesting collectible books as well. Friendly staff and quick check out. They accept used book donations.