Toledo is home to a variety of bookstores which afford an opportunity to escape everyday life, learn new information or fall in love with fictional characters. If you’re looking for a new book to add to your library and want to buy local, check out these Toledo bookstore gems.
NeverMore Used Bookstore
2628 W Central Ave.
419-593-0093
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Hours: 10am-6pm, Monday through Thursday; 10am-5pm, Friday and Saturday; 11am-5pm Sunday
NeverMore, a local used bookstore, takes clean, good-condition books for 25% off purchases for store credit. Find a hidden gem or a favorite popular fiction or nonfiction book at the store which boasts a friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff to help you find what you want, or, perhaps, what you didn’t know you wanted.
Encore Books
4400 Heatherdowns Blvd. Suite 15
419-389-1155
Hours: 10am-6pm, Tuesday through Saturday
Encore Books occupies a large retail space (4,600 square feet), with over 100,000 gently books spanning all genres for book lovers. They support local authors, accepting books for store credit, while striving to keep prices low to allow Toledo-area readers to more easily access the ever-changing inventory.
Gathering Volumes
196 E South Boundary, Perrysburg
567-336-6188
Hours: 10am-4:30pm, Monday; 11am-5:30pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 12pm-7pm, Thursday; 12pm-3pm, Sunday
Gathering Volumes, a community-based, independent bookstore, allows anything not found in-store to be special-ordered along with a growing selection of both new and used books available on the website. The store is host to a plethora of author events and book clubs.
Finch & Fern Book Co
641 Main St., Sylvania
419-882-2500
Hours: 11am-7pm, Tuesday through Thursday; 11am-9pm, Friday and Saturday; 11am-5pm Sunday
Finch & Fern Book Co is an independent, woman-owned bookstore, located in downtown Sylvania. Offering releases, events, book clubs and readings by local authors in a spacious reading lounge and kids’ area.
Old Gilead Books
24139 Front St., Grand Rapids
(419) 830-3088
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Hours: 10am-5pm, Monday through Saturday; 12pm-5pm, Sunday
Old Gilead Books, previously known as the Happy Historian Book Shop, is located in downtown Grand Rapids. A narrow, deep space, in an old library-esque atmosphere, complete with a Persian rug, hanging lights and a loveable ‘book cat’.
Novel Blends
116 S Main St., Bowling Green
567-413-4494
Hours: 9am-3pm, Monday through Wednesday; 9am-4pm, Thursday through Saturday; 11am-3pm, Sunday
Novel Blends is “Northwest Ohio’s premier destination” for rare and used books. It also offers an array of local and regional coffee along with delicious hand-made baked goods. They encourage patrons to take advantage of the “living room-like” space, allowing them to get lost in their new favorite book.
Grounds for Thought
174 S Main St., Bowling Green
419-354-3266
Hours: 7am-8pm, daily
Grounds For Thought provides a community gathering space along with over 250,000 book titles, in addition to coffee and pastries. Grounds For Thought has the area’s largest selection of used books and a regularly rotating selection of used records and comics, as well as a plethora of seating for people to relax and enjoy.
Goodwill Bookstore
8167 Lewis Ave., Temperance, MI
734-224-7042
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Hours: 9am-7pm, Monday through Saturday; 10am-6pm, Sunday
The Goodwill Bookstore opened as the first of its kind in Michigan, in an old Family Video storefront. With a massive, wide-open layout, the store is clean, organized and stocked with books, including all genres, that will not break the bank.
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The Fine Print
202 Walnut Ave., Lakeside Marblehead
419-702-7064
Hours: 11am-5pm, Friday and Saturday; 11am-4pm, Sunday
A block away from Lake Erie, and just down the street from the Kelleys Island Ferry, The Fine Print is a cozy independent bookstore dedicated to helping readers of all ages find their next, best read. Along with their book selection, they also offer a variety of puzzles, games and toys.
Adventure, Ink
108 E Main Street, Milan, MI
734-545-8899
Hours: 11am-4pm, Tuesday; 11am-8pm, Wednesday through Friday; 10am-8pm, Saturday
Adventure, Ink, a comic, book and gaming store, provides local gamers, readers and writers a community space to enjoy and share in their chosen “nerdoms.” They offer a decent selection of new and used books, as well as board games, trading cards and miniatures.
