Powell's Books Chicago

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Start summer right. ☀️ 📖 Make it a bookstore day. 📚🚶‍♀️ ⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm📍 1501 E...
06/22/2026

Start summer right. ☀️ 📖

Make it a bookstore day. 📚🚶‍♀️

⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
📍 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

“Folklore is the perfect second skin. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the w...
06/16/2026

“Folklore is the perfect second skin. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world.”

—Jane Yolen (1939-2026, RIP)

📚 Powell’s Books Chicago
⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
📍 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

He walked from Logan Square to get here! 📚🚶Conor traveled by foot all the way from the Northwest Side to get his book fi...
06/16/2026

He walked from Logan Square to get here! 📚🚶

Conor traveled by foot all the way from the Northwest Side to get his book fix. He hiked most of the way on the Lakefront Trail, which put him practically on our doorstep.

Now that’s what we call booking it!

Conor’s no stranger to long-distance bookstore excursions. When he was a kid, he and his dad would drive in from Benton Harbor, MI, to browse our aisles.

If we could measure loyalty in years and miles, Conor would have a pretty darn impressive track record. Thanks for your long-term, long-distance dedication, Conor!

⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
📍 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

¡Obámanos! 📖 Later this week will be the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center, just a few blocks from our shop...
06/14/2026

¡Obámanos! 📖

Later this week will be the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center, just a few blocks from our shop.

Join us in celebrating our new neighbor, and be sure to walk through our door while you’re around.

We’ve got the place ready for you.

⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
📍 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

Do. Not. Miss. It. ⏳📚 We’re here for your book-hunting enjoyment, Saturday, June 13, until 5pm.📚 Chicago Book & Paper Fa...
06/13/2026

Do. Not. Miss. It. ⏳📚

We’re here for your book-hunting enjoyment, Saturday, June 13, until 5pm.

📚 Chicago Book & Paper Fair
🗓️ Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ 10am-5pm
📍 Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd.

The Bookfair is now open
06/13/2026

The Bookfair is now open

06/12/2026

Book hunters, assemble! 🔎📚

The fair starts Saturday morning. Get ready!

📖 Chicago Book & Paper Fair
🗓️ Saturday, June 13
⏰ 10am-5pm
📍 1340 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607

Hooray for book tourism! ✈️ 📚 Now these are our kind of jet-setters. Longtime friends Leah (left) and Mindy (right) are ...
06/10/2026

Hooray for book tourism! ✈️ 📚

Now these are our kind of jet-setters.

Longtime friends Leah (left) and Mindy (right) are long-distance book besties. They both used to live in Nashville; now Leah lives in Virginia, and Mindy’s in Minnesota. Each year they choose a city with a plethora of independent bookstores, hop on planes from their respective cities, and meet for one epic browse fest.

We’re glad you chose Chicago, and we’re glad you chose us!

What great bookstore town would you recommend to Leah and Mindy for their next trip? Leave a note in the comments.

And, as always, be sure to include us on your own summer itinerary!

📚 Powell’s Books Chicago
⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
📍 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

🚘 UPDATE FOR THOSE WHO DRIVE TO US 🚘 With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center this month, we want our customers...
06/08/2026

🚘 UPDATE FOR THOSE WHO DRIVE TO US 🚘

With the opening of the Obama Presidential Center this month, we want our customers to know of some changes to the flow of traffic near our store.

The City of Chicago has just announced official road closures for the OPC’s opening.

This summer, if you are visiting us by car, you’ll want to be aware of traffic restrictions on the east end of Hyde Park, especially on Stony Island Avenue.

If you are driving to us from the north, we recommend that you exit Lake Shore Drive at 47th Street and head south on Lake Park Avenue. You’ll end up practically on our doorstep.

If you are driving from the Far South Side or from Northwest Indiana, we recommend that you enter Hyde Park from the west rather than from Stony Island Avenue. Taking cottage Grove Avenue north to 57th Street is perfectly fine, as is taking the Garfield Boulevard exit off I-90/94.

Come see our new neighbor, the OPC, and come see us! Just be aware that driving to get here will be a little bit different this summer.

📚 Powell’s Books Chicago
⏰ Sunday-Tuesday, 10am-5pm
⏰ Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-7pm
📍 1501 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

Chicago Book & Paper Fair is just around the corner!If you love rare books and collectible ephemera, join us at the Plum...
06/08/2026

Chicago Book & Paper Fair is just around the corner!

If you love rare books and collectible ephemera, join us at the Plumbers Hall this Saturday, June 13.

We’ll be there with dozens of other midwest booksellers, showing off rarities and curiosities we don’t often have a chance to display at our Hyde Park storefront. You won’t want to miss it.

We still have a limited number of free passes available at our store. So stop by this week and ask us, at 1501 E. 57th St., while supplies last!

📚 Chicago Book & Paper Fair
🗓️ Saturday, June 13, 2026
⏰ 10am-5pm
📍 Plumbers Hall, 1340 W. Washington Blvd.

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1501 E 57th Street
Chicago, IL
60637

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 7pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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