If you are a teacher or looking for educational material this is the place for you. Great selection…read moreof items including wall display material items. Being on 95th, parking is a challenge, my tip is to park on the side street. Give this place a try!

Do not do business with this company! We are a Chicagoland game company that wholesaled our…read moreproducts for Classmate to sell in their stores. After five months of the owner not responding or paying their invoice we had to send them to collections. Very unfortunate that they would treat a fellow Chicago small business this way.

The staff was really helpful in navigating the store in post COVID19 status and signing me up for…read morethe new Teachers club card

Fine, I'll admit it: I'm in love with Lakeshore Learning…read more I was first tipped off about this place by one of my baby's (okay, so she's two...not exactly a baby but whatever ;) therapists and to say it was love at first sight...that wouldn't come close to cutting it. I'm a mom of four (5, 4, 4, and 2) and my youngest three have developmental delays from mild to severe. While my husband and I have come up with some amazingly engaging/proactive activities for the kids thus far, we're always on the hunt for more, for better, for That One Item/Activity/Etc. We've Been Missing. Lakeshore Learning--much to the chagrin of my Visa card--has yet to disappoint. It's by no means exclusively a store for teachers; it's by no means exclusively a store for special needs parents. Sure, sensory items and activities abound...block play, active play, puzzles, and manipulatives in abundance--but this is just the tip of the iceberg. If you don't want to make the trip (although I don't know why you wouldn't!), hit up the website and request a catalog. It is huge, glossy, and enticing. Also? Lakeshore Learning offers up a pretty sweet check in deal for the mobile Yelping crowd. As *if* you needed more incentive to stop in, right? Riiiiiiight. :)

This is like the teacher and educator's superstore. I can't even remember why I came here because I…read moream not one, but did found some goodies that my kiddo likes. They have these little animals that she'd played with elsewhere and likes a lot. What I liked most here, though, is the art supplies they carry. I bought a roll of white paper for her to color and play on, as well as some foamy "paint" that she can play with outside. Service was friendly, and I appreciated that even though it's not a store I'll shop at frequently.

Great place for teachers to come and get anything they may need for their classroom. There's also a…read moresection for toys for children. Many things are pricy, however, but very good quality. They also had a sale when I went and I got a free tote bag for signing up for texts.

This black owned teacher store is very organized and the staff is very professional. The owner is…read morea wealth of knowledge and seeks to support teachers and student's needs. The location is awesome as well. Much cheaper than other overpriced teacher stores.

Great store for parents and teachers to get furniture, craft supplies, and toys for kids…read more A good chunk of items are store branded or brands you won't find at major retailers, lots of which are heavier duty/commercial grade. They frequently have coupons and monthly free activities for kids to make and take crafts. Some items can be a bit high in price, but others are more reasonable, all depends on what you're buying.

I don't know what's going on with the people working at this Paper Source, but they seriously need…read morea crash course in basic manners. My friends and I walked in just to shop -- not to get eye rolls and attitude for being excited over literal stuffed animals. Every question we asked was met with snark, and the employees acted like helping customers was beneath them. It felt like we were interrupting their day just by being there. Sorry for trying to buy cute jelly cats at your store? The whole vibe was unwelcoming and rude from start to finish. We ended up leaving because no one deserves to be treated like that over stationery and wrapping paper. Save yourself the headache -- shop literally anywhere else. Paper Source should be embarrassed to have staff that rude representing their brand.

me and my friends went into paper source to look at the jelly cats that they have on display and…read morefor sale and we were picking them up and looking at them and one of the lady workers came up to us and said "you're really supposed to keep those on the shelf" and we were like sorry, and we were walking around and looking at them and she was following us and scanning us and we were really upset. We wanted to buy jelly cats and then she asked "well are you going to buy one" and we walked out of the store upset.

I was hoping for a few Sue Grafton books for my mom. I found that and a ton more…read more Stepping in to this store it's easy to imagine that we are a nation of readers. Every worker here seems to share a passion for books and the energy is infectious. I had to cut myself off, close my eyes, and slowly step away from the stacks. They also have some art and crafting supplies, paper goods, and vinyl. The prices are low and I think there might be some categories of people who qualify for discounts.

Unique establishment that is a place to donate items. They have a section for books, records, CD's,…read moreDVD's and cassette. They also sell vintage guitars.

Love this little toy store. Great selection and the owner always has great knowledge of his…read moreproducts

Adorable kids toy store small business with a wide variety of items and super friendly staff!read more

A wide variety of school supplies. Some are high priced while others are reasonable. Depends on…read morewhat you are looking for. Unfortunately, the curriculum goes no higher than 8th grade. So if you are in need of high school materials you will have to search online or go to an area book swap. Considering the amount of homeschoolers in the area, I'm disappointed with the lack of materials available for high school.

From the owner: Sharp School Services is proud to be your resource for educational materials, equipment, and…read morefurniture. Locally and family-owned since 1989, we strive to meet the needs of each customer. We offer classroom decorations, workbooks and resource books, stickers, notepads, bookmarks, educational toys and games, arts & crafts materials, religious products, and much more in our store! Additionally, our store laminates for you and accepts purchase orders.