Friends Books

06/21/2025

Great reads to be found at our annual lawn sale at the San Rafael Library! Stop by -- we're here til 3:30pm.

04/26/2025

Wishing a happy Independent Bookstore Day to our friends at Rebound Bookstore, Copperfield's Books, Blue Moon Comics, Book Passage Bookstore & Cafe, Buteo Books, First Street Books, Sugarfoot Books San Anselmo, Point Reyes Books, Wayfinder Bookshop, Sausalito Books by the Bay, and all the other outstanding book-centric venues throughout Marin.

02/14/2025

Recent arrivals -- drop by soon and check out the rest.

12/23/2024

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday season. We'll see you again in 2025!

10/18/2024

Our Rare & Special Book Sale happens today and tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael (1510 Fifth Avenue).
More info at friendsbookssanrafael.com/events

09/28/2024

We're capping off Banned Books Week on Sat., Sept. 28, with a day-long Banned Book Lottery -- drop your name in for chance win one of many banned or challenged books we're giving away. Plus, all items will be 20% off. More details at friendsbookssanrafael.com

09/24/2024

It's Banned Books Week (Sept. 22–28) in celebration of the freedom to read. We're offering 20% everything in the store all week long as well as holding a Banned Book Lottery on Sat., Sept. 28. More info at friendsbookssanrafael.com

09/24/2024

Just a heads up: due to an overwhelming backlog of books and our limited storage space, we are pausing donations until further notice. We hope to resume accepting used books, DVDs, and CDs soon. Thank you for for your understanding and continued support.

09/13/2024

Serving up dogs and cats on the printed page.

08/15/2024

Much-needed improvements are coming.

The project is separate from an initiative to pass a parcel tax for a replacement library and community center on B Street.