The Book Beat — Local services in Oak Park

I would classify this as a medium-sized combination of new/used bookstore. This is your place if you're looking for a friendly independent bookstore that provides quality customer service. For me, the best part of the store was the vast selection of children's books. They had many more new books than I was expecting and are more of an independent books store that also sells some used books. In each of their many categories, it appeared that new and used books were combined on the shelves, which looks nice for variety and selection but makes identifying the used books difficult. Most of the used book selection was devoted to many art books. I found a few vintage, antiquarian and collectible titles randomly arranged...

So it's my partners birthday, and he's a huge Anne Rice fan. Hmmm, I thought. So I googled and this site came up with a 1st edition of Interview of a Vampire. WOW !!! Okay, so that's great. But the story just began. I called. Yes the book was available. It turned out that owner was chatting with me. What a great person - kind, friendly, and so into his books. I mentioned my short time frame - birthday and all. He assured me no problem. I got a lot of emails confirming the status, and arrival, and it even came ahead of plan. This is a shop we should all support. Books are so important in a digital world. Thanks for all the help. I give my partner the book tomorrow and can't wait to...

Words can't possibly describe how important Book Beat is to the community. Owners Colleen and Cary have created a warm, welcoming atmosphere for readers of all ages to come, explore, and select their "just right" book. Staff is knowledgeable and will help you find (or order) what you need. Colleen/Cary work hand-in-hand with schools, libraries, and other organizations to support reading in the community, and even provide opportunities for readers to meet authors. Have I mentioned they have the best greeting card selection you've ever seen??? Just... go there and...