Love love love ! Super cute place. I love to read and they had so many options !!! Can't go wrong…read morewith a good book.

THOUSANDS OF BOOKS!!! Any book you can possibly imagine!! This nostalgic book barn has many things…read moreto offer, including some friendly cats and a few goats that you can treat with some snacks! Anything from drama, teen, horror...not sure just ask!! Staff are friendly and very helpful! Books are always being traded, sold and donated so there are always different books available! Big chess board, kids play area, mazes and and all around family environment! You can always count on them to decorate according to season/holiday! It's nice to step out of the world of technology and sit down and relax with a good book!!

Not only do they have an amazing selection of records of all genres, and CDs, tapes, books, pop…read moremedia, they hold sick instore shows.

Rating Record Stores S1 E4 The Telegraph is really fun and…read moreone of the best record stores ever there's a great owner named Eric who's in pocket vinyl and check out pocket vinyl

This store is exceptionally creative. Many artisan items created by many people and they are all…read morepretty cool! Should definitely pay this place a visit if you're in the area!

A cozy tea and coffee shop that also has books, community events, plants, and other products as…read morewell. Very creative-friendly place with a great atmosphere.

Wide selection of books, magazines and other items. Staff has always been courteous and helpful…read morewhenever I have been there.

Horrible customer service and one elderly lady with white hair was very rude and racially…read moreprofiling! I will not be renewing my subscription next year

Bank Square Books is beautiful bookstore in downtown Mystic. It is independently owned, by the…read morecurrent owners since 2006. It has been a bookstore in this very location for 35 years. When I first walked inside I was under the impression that this is a tiny bookstore, the further I walked the more books I would discover. This isn't a tiny bookstore, it is moderately sized. I loved the variety of books available. There's fiction, history, brand new releases, kids, and specific interests such as birds. In addition to the books, they also have some giftable items. There's wrapping paper and cards here also. They also have comfy chairs and couches so you can get comfy while reading. This is such a beautiful bookstore that I'm glad to support in downtown Mystic.

It's been nearly three years since we were last in Mystic, and on this trip we discovered one of…read moreour favorite independent bookstores is gone! Well, gone from downtown, anyway. Nearly two years ago, we discovered, Bank Square Books closed up and moved to 80 Stonington Road, about a mile and a half from its previous location. We were surprised but very happy it is still around and, we hope, flourishing. The new location offers more interior space and better, easier parking. The result is more room for customer browsing, and, we suppose, more room for more books and stuff like cards, games etc. It's fun to stroll around the store but gosh, it sure feels different from what we expected. We wish the store well, of course; we'll keep coming back.

I'm sure the bookstore itself is fine as a business but the second we stepped in the owner's dog…read moreflew at our dog and bit her. If you're going to advertise your business as pet friendly and you know your pet is territorial, then it seems obvious to introduce precautions. There was a sign outside saying dogs were inside but that's hardly a proper warning for an aggressive animal who shouldn't be around other pets. Thankfully we grabbed our dog before she got too injured but she was badly shaken after.

We loved it. 10/10 will come back! Great selection of old and rare books at reasonable prices…read more Thoughtfully curated and alphabetized. For a frame of reference, the prices are not as low as an estate sale but definitely lower than antique store prices. Colleen was super friendly, and gave us a deal because we bought a lot of books. The dogs were super cute and made us smile! For people with allergies or sensitivities, be prepared for a tiny bit of a pet smell and lots of old book dust! Similar to the Book Barn with their cats and old books. By our standards, all the best used bookstores have pets to greet you.

Was obsessed with this haunted little bookshop from the moment I saw their window display (see…read morepicture). Inside, curated sections of adult horror old and new, novelty books, and my favorite: ghost books (etc.) for kids! We walked out with one of my favorites, Gustavo the Shy Ghost, but I could have purchased the entire store. It's small but the employee was super nice and I'm sure everyone loves working there. The Gustavo book, hardcover and gorgeous, cost an expected 20 dollars. I'd be happy to spend all my money there, really, please stay open. This shop really adds to the already high charm of Mystic.

Very cute bookstore! If you Love books this place is for…read moreyou! Many great book finds for all ages! Fair prices. Friendly atmosphere from staff. Great place!

Been going here for years with my family. I love walking around the garden, saying hello to cheese…read morepuff (pictured here), and picking up a few cheap books! Staff is really friendly and helps out when you're selling books.

As Connecticut's equivalent to Strand Book Store in Manhattan, Book Barn is a bibliophile's…read moreseemingly bottomless treasure chest! Indeed, dispersed at three distinct locations, BB provides three seemingly bottomless treasure chests. Be prepared to spend several hours browsing their shelves and, if you're game, to buy several armfuls of books. Be prepared in other ways. At the main location, the Barn and its many satellite sheds have some aisles that are damp, dusty, and musty, so if you have respiratory allergies you are advised to wear a face mask there. And while you're at it, dig into your spelunker gear and wear a headlamp, because some of the corners and bottom shelves are so dark you must strain your eyes to read the book spines. Nevertheless, such perils are worth enduring when you arrive home with your trove of cherished books. 5-stars for buying books at Book Barn. An advisory about selling books to BB. You might return home with half of your books unsold. Lugging heavy books from home to car trunk to BB and again to car trunk and again to home rarely can be worth your time and effort. Best to leave at home your paperbacks, and to bring only your hardbacks, as you are more likely sell most of your hardbound books. And best to arrive in the morning soon after they begin buying books, else you must wait in line behind other people selling their books. But, and this is the big BUT. At the conclusion of their hasty appraisal of your entire load of books while you watched helplessly as they rummaged through your trove, be prepared for disappointment, if not humiliation. What they offer to pay you is dismal. They quote you one lump sum for your load of books, never for individual books, but the outcome is as if for, say, your scholarly hardbound book published by an academic press, a first printing in mint condition with its dust jacket intact, they will offer to pay you one-tenth of the price at which they will eventually sell it. To its credit, BB is hardly different from other used book stores in its book buying protocol. Unless you are impoverished, you're better off saving yourself the time and trouble, and instead to donate your books to your local public library. Yet, even your public library will be as selective and unwelcoming, and most of the books they do accept from you will be sold at their annual book sale. The sad fact is that 99-percent of all used books, when measured solely in monetary terms of resale value, are totally worthless. 3-stars for selling your books at Book Barn. So 4-stars total.

Cute little book store which seems to be a small downtown version off shoot of the original store…read more Lots of sci-fi and fantasy books, not as big of a selection as the og store, but still good. Good prices, especially on kids books and trade paperbacks.

Excellent selections at this location and I loved the shelving heights this will be our new go to…read moreBB locale for sure for the summer!