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February 2023 by Dionna A.
Such a well appointed book store with lovely finds! The woman who was helping us was so kind.
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October 2022 by Sharon H.
Whoah, I was shocked by the collection at this little tiny bookstore. They sell used/donated books and the proceeds go to the local library. I've been to other bookstores that benefit local libraries, and normally the collection is so sad. I'm an avid fiction reader, and pretty picky, and in their fiction section they had tons of great books published in the last couple years that I have loved (for around $5 for most books) In the travel section I found a fairly recent guidebook for Montreal which will be awesome for our upcoming trip. My husband couldn't stop raving about the 4D? John Wick DVDs he found for cheap that he said would easily go for 10x the price on Amazon. We also found lots of cute books for our toddlers that were 2-3 dollars each. Overall, very small shop but some great finds!!
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June 2022 by Teri Y.
Friends staff. A gem of a store. You just never know what you'll find! I once found a full set of "A Series of Unfortunate Events"!
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September 2021 by Molly Heublein
Good selection of used but excellent quality books, friendly staff. Feel great not contributing to environmental waste buying new books and support our local library!
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July 2021 by J Krainik
A nice well-organized bookstore with a wide selection. I happened to notice this the other day while walking to the record store, stopped in and found a book by Chris Hedges. The staff are helpful and welcoming.
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July 2021 by David Roderick
Knowledgeable
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December 2020 by Marissa C.
Great little bookstore find. You can find great books here and great prices!! Got 3 children's books hardcover and a book for me for $10 and they all looked brand new. Will be back again and again!
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March 2020 by S N.
Lovely spot to find a used book and support the San Rafael library. Their collection is anything but stuffy old library books that no one wants. They've got lots of recent titles and they keep a section for Marin and California books. The folks that work there are very happy to help and you might even end up taking home a fresh lemon.
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November 2019 by Breton W Kaiser Taylor
Friends of The San Rafael Library is a great last stop for gently used or well-loved books. I know that donated books will be carefully handled. They also have a better chance of finding the next avid reader, because the books are systematically shelved. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable.
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June 2019 by Michael Myles
Friendly senior citizen store even can hold stuff on reservoir
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June 2019 by Tanzy Scott
All good
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July 2017 by S L.
This is an excellent place to pick up used books for kids. If children participate in the library's summer reading program -- they get to pick out a free book of their choice! From their website: Book lovers of all ages are invited to visit our bookstore in the heart of downtown San Rafael. Friends Books, sponsored by the Friends of the San Rafael Public Library, offers a full range of new and gently-used books, beautifully organized and displayed for your browsing and shopping pleasure. Enter through a rare downtown garden into the sunny and friendly shop, just around the corner from Fourth Street and next door to the parking garage on C Street and 5th Avenue
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April 2017 by Grier Cooper
Friends always has a great selection of books... and it supports our local library, a great cause!
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April 2016 by Steve G
A good selection of secondhand books. Prices are a bit high compared to most other 'friends of the library' bookstores.
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September 2013 by Victor G.
Friends Books offers barely used books $5+ small store has books shelved by categories: travel, health, history. they are affiliated in some way with the san rafael library. will return when i have more time on my meter..... 3.5 stars
