Townie Books — Local services in Crested Butte

Lovely book store, great selection of books, but poor customer service.

Perhaps the store attendant was having an off-day (I get it!), but this didn't seem like that. We were treated with annoyance and snarkyness. Think "Pretty Woman", but towards tourists. It is disappointing after coming to this same book store for many years and always leaving with a handful of lovely books and trinkets as momentos from this amazing town, community, and surrounding area that I so love. We wanted to buy a couple things today, but...

Visiting from Iowa and after several days of 4-wheeling with my husband this bookshop was the perfect place to quench my thirst for creativity. I was looking for fun kids art and activity books and the girl who helped me was a gem! She seemed to know just what I was looking for and pulled out such a variety I am still deciding which of the other books I need to go back for! Favorite bookshop (delicious coffee) and lots of...

Rolled into town as a newbie and the progressive pride flag immediately made me feel safe in Crested Butte. This is the kind of place that feels like home instantly. Lovely people, pored over a great chai selection (looseleaf!) and awesome book curation. Bought two LGBTQIA+ YA books for their teen community book program. I'd love to meet the owners one day, they're my...