My husband and I were recently in cute little Clarion PA on a road trip getaway. We made a stop at…read moreFulmer House on recommendation from another shop in town. Fulmer House is literally a house that is chock full in every corner of every room with all sorts of antiques and collectibles. In addition to the variety of items, there are bookshelves organized by genre peppered in throughout the house, as well. I did find prices here to higher than other stores of this nature. Also the store was fairly musty and dusty. I poked around longer than I should have, and paid for it with a hefty migraine on our ride home. If you are sensitive to smells, just a heads up that it is really stuffy and dusty in here. If that doesn't bother you, and you enjoy hunting for diamonds-in-the-rough deals in antiques stores, you may find something to your liking in Fulmer House.

This place is an asset to the community and well worth the slight detour from I80. Quality items so…read moreplentiful that it cannot all be seen in one visit. Saving beautiful items is the essence of repurposing and it is the only place in the zip code to find a book, any book, classics and popular hard and soft backs, along with historical and rare items. The Fulmer House participates and supports many community events and humanitarian efforts.

I love this bookstore! The selection of books, toys, etc. is endless! You'll find mint condition…read morebooks for a very reasonable price. The service depends on the workers, but otherwise, it's very friendly! I love coming here for the novels and manga, since their variety is large. I wish they had Death Note, in the manga section, however. They did not, but it's ok! Overall, I recommend this place when you're looking for a good read!

something seems amiss. I've been a patron since day one. seemed like it had great managers and…read morestaff at first. seems too me it went downhill in last couple years. seems understaffed. seems like someone not taking care of of business. men's restrooms are often filthy. managers need to take care of business.

Was out looking for a few books for one of my nieces and when in Indiana this was basically the…read moreonly place to go that is strictly a bookstore. It was nice that there was a bookstore in the downtown area and it was nice that I was able to be in that area, it had been a while. Some of the selection is limited, this isn't your full run bookstore. They don't have full sections, but what they do have for the sections seem to hit it right on the nose. My sister had put specific books on the list for her and they had several of those right in reach for me. I was a bit skeptical when I went to the children's literature section as it wasn't big and it looked picked over. That just made me browse through the store a bit more. I was able to look over the display areas and sections that were a bit more concentrated for areas. The employee I had the chance to deal with was very nice. She knew what she was talking about, and even though it were children's books she knew the subject of each book. She was particularly knowledgeable about the two books saying how much those are great and did not stay on the shelf long. The only bad thing about this place is that it is hard to find if you are driving through the area. There is no eye catching sign outside to let you know this place exists. There is a very small, paper made (I think), sign in the window. I literally had to go around the block twice before finally parking, and walk the sidewalk to be right in front of it before realizing where it was.

t's a great place to hang out and browse books. What makes bookstores truly valuable is strong…read morerecommendations, and I always find books I want to read here. The only downside is that they can't compete with Amazon's prices, though they do compare well with Barnes & Noble. That's just the reality of running a brick-and-mortar business. Still, it's always worth a visit. The staff is consistently friendly. My only real critique isn't about the store itself, but more about how Amazon's pricing power can make it difficult for small businesses to compete, making this store feel prohibitively exspenive for a college student (especially for one who has free access to the Paterno Library).

Located right across the street from the Corner Room and Pickle's Tap Room on Allen Street, we were…read moresurprised to see a book store amongst all the bars and bicycle repair stores. My husband can never pass up the change to check out a book store so we stopped in and were greeted by a friendly cashier and quite a large selection of books. Very clean and bright, its a quiet but quaint store that offers best sellers, value books, and a surprising amount of Japanese/high quality notebooks, stationary and pens. I did hear several people asking about what books they carried and the cashier was able to pull books for them or offer let them know when the book was in stock so I imagine they're still getting a feel for what stock to carry. I picked up 2 books from the recommended wall that piqued my interest and look foreword to reading them. Price wise they sell for retail price so on par with the big box stores, so I'd rather support a small business. Its also eerily quiet inside so I'd like some soft background music otherwise I was able to hear every conversation around me. Other than that its a cute small book store in the heart of state college. A nice addition I look forward to visiting on our next trip up

Stopped in this very cute parent-teacher store on athe way through PA to Columbus OH for a business…read moretrip (with my wife and 5 YO son). Good selection, very nice lady at the register (owner?) who is an ex-teacher. we got some note pads, a stopwatch, some presents for my son's teacher, and other educational items. When we went (December 2010) they were having a 50% off going out of business sale, so call first to see if they are still in business before you go. I would consider this a 3-star establishment.

Nice little book store, easy catagorzed shopping, many things on sale throughout store and they…read morehave comics. Go check out the Book Nook.