Town Books

07/07/2025

Our shelves are bursting with excellent summer reads, ALL BOOKS ARE HALF OFF THIS WEEK!

10/03/2022

01/28/2022

GOOD NEWS!

Town Books is scheduled to re-open on Wednesday, February 16th! This is contingent upon securing enough volunteers for all the shifts at the store, but we are optimistic that it will happen. Our hours are Wednesday through Saturday 10:00-4:00.
Until then, we are taking donations Wednesday through Saturday, 11-1 and have lots of newly donated books on the shelves ready for our customers!

09/20/2021

Town Books, our local used book store benefitting The San Anselmo Public Library is back with our FALL HALF PRICE SALE

Everything in the store will be marked down. Browse the 4,000 gently-used books in a wide range of categories, CDs, DVDs, and Audiobooks. You will find books for the whole family and you can also purchase Gift Certificates (not on sale) As always, all profits go to support our wonderful San Anselmo Public Library.

While you are shopping at Town Books, enjoy our new Wisdom Supply Co. display of office and school supplies that contain no plastic, vinyl, or spiral bindings. Wisdom Supply Company Display items are not for sale in the store, but you can visit their website www.wisdomsupplyco.com.

We are doing our part to reduce waste in the Amazon division of Town Books by switching from plastic to paper for shipping whenever possible.

03/05/2021

Starting tomorrow, Town Books will now be open on Fridays! We're thrilled to now be open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10-4. Our shelves are stocked, and ready to be perused. Most hardback are $5, and paperbacks $4, and childrens' books even less. We continue to accept donations on Mondays and Fridays, click our website for more information: Townbooks.org

04/12/2019

Happy 103rd Birthday, Beverly Cleary! Come find your favorites at Town Books and continue her legacy. Did you know that Town Books exists to support the San Anselmo library? Did you know that Beverly Cleary's mother created the library in their hometown?

Beverly Cleary, the beloved children's author best known for her books about Ramona Quimby and her sister Beezus, turns 103 on Friday. April 12 is also National D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day in her honor.

03/14/2019

We have such a plethora of books and we are having our annual 1/2 off sale at Town Books! Thursday through Sunday, 10-4. Books, including vintage, CDs, audio books, DVDS-everything but the art work is on sale..come check it out!

03/08/2019

Please join Town Books and the Friends of the San Anselmo Library at tonight's Art reception from 5:00 to 7:00 at Town Books The collection is of artists who are local school art teachers. We will have nibbles and beverages, so join us in supporting these artist teachers!

12/28/2018

12/13/2018

Thanks to those who participate in Town Books: donors, shoppers and especially volunteers. Of the many library projects we support with our profits, this month two of those events included a Fiddle and Banjo Concert, and Make your own Gingerbread House with Graham Crackers. Happy Holidays!