Clay Book Store — Local services in Clay Township

The definition of "quaint," this Mennonite-run bookstore has different paper/school/office related products all under one roof that you'd have to go to several different stores to get. Walk down one aisle and find every kind of gel pen, fountain pen, ball point pen, markers, highlighters, pencils, and chalk you could ever want. It's all leftover stock from the 80's and 90's, so it's dirt cheap. I'm talking 50¢ a folder dirt cheap. The same, every day quality products you could find at Walmart for half the price. Ever wanted to learn PA Dutch? They've got all the flash cards and workbooks you could want.

AND they've got maps! Good Lord, do they have maps. Maps of every State in the Union, plus maps of every county in Pennsylvania, some of just a city! To see Lancaster or York laid out flat, the whole thing, with every side street and creek, is HIGHYLY satisfying for someone like myself who often finds Google Maps on my smartphone to be unwieldy when "down on the streets, hitting the pavement."

I've often wanted to learn the names of every river and stream in Lancaster county, but trying to do that on Google or reading the signs whilst driving over them is very ineffective. Today I bought a large, high quality map of the whole county and can travel and peruse the waterways to my...

My family and I have been customers of this book store since the late 1980's and have purchased Christian as well as secular (used) books here. That said, it's late 2024, so the pandemic comments from those who were supposedly outraged by lack of "social distancing" (and who had too much time on their hands) should be removed. Those times are ended. Likewise, those who claim to be disappointed that this is a Christian book store, and have no interest what is entailed in that life of faith should show some good breeding (so rare these days) and refrain from commenting. These claim to be surprised that such a bookstore would exist in an area that is a known settlement for Amish, Mennonites, and Brethren...really, you folks who seek to disparage religion have everywhere else in the world to go for that which is opposed to Christianity...go there and leave these good folks and this store alone. Such only show their folly and...

This store has tons of new and used book, as well as stickers and other school-type supplies. However, do not go there with children. This store is the opposite of kid-friendly. There is no kids section for little ones to look at books, no toy area for them, nothing to keep little ones occupied. Items such as balloons and whistles are displayed right at eye-level of young children. If your small child manages to snatch something like a balloon, and stick it in his or her mouth, (which of course happened to me today) the store will then make you pay for it. Perhaps they could store such items higher on the shelves. But then, I guess they’d sell less of them. Also, when you go there, it helps if you’re Mennonite if you want to be helped or shown any courtesy. In summary, the selection is nice; customer service,...