Liberty Bay Books

The second I stepped into Liberty Bay Books, I knew this small town bookstore had more to offer than any large, corporate owned one. The staff are brilliant, and helpful beyond compare. You want to see if they have the book in stock before you head to town? Give them a call, and they will double check the shelves for you even if the computer says it’s in, and hold it for you. The book you want is out of stock? They will order it for you, and have it the next day. They aren’t carrying a certain author? Again, they’ll order it for you, and contact you the minute it arrives. You don’t live anywhere near here because you’re visiting from out of town, but want to continue to purchase and support small, local businesses? You can order from them, and they’ll ship it to you. How is *that* for customer service?! It’s fantastic, I tell you!
They offer a variety of genres, and include a dedicated section for local authors (I was surprised to see so many!). They also have a number of greeting cards, and decorative items to choose from, and even a little sitting area where you can chat about your favorite book with friends. I highly recommend Liberty Bay Books for all of your reading needs!

Pretty cramped– but I wouldn’t have a bookstore any other way! Great selection of books and crafts, recommendations from the staff, cozy places to sit to read have a hot beverage. Loved it!

I ventured in here for the second time today and I’m such a fan of this bookstore. The staff was so helpful and they don’t hover when you want to browse, but if you ask for recommendations they are very enthusiastic and eager to help.
I’m usually a Barnes and Noble shopper simply for the connivence, but I definitely want to start making more of an effort to support local independent bookstores. I feel so lucky to have this gem of a store so close to home.
Highly HIGHLY recommend this place.

Stop what you are doing and go to this bookstore. Immediately.
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I really love this place. It’s my first introduction to awesome, quirky, cool, PacNorwest independant bookstores. They have a good size childrens department and a very knowledgeable owner that can find anything for you, or if she doesn’t have it, offers to get it for you. I loved the local author section. Not being from here, I was thrilled to see how many authors were local and the effort made to highlight their works. They also have some cool fun gifts (socks, bras, funny greeting cards, etc).
The owner, Suzanne hosts several book clubs, readings, and cultural events monthly, making this not just a book store, but a real pillar in the Poulsbo community.

Dropped in a few times to check on books I wanted to get for personal use and for book club. Really big children’s section and a bit difficult to navigate through but no major complaints.

We had a great time in this store over the weekend. They had a great selection and great customer service. They were doing a «Where’s Waldo» hunt where my daughter had to find Waldo throughout different stores in town. She then brought back her list and they gave her a button and a free pizza party! Love the location as well. Pretty area on main street.

Really great, local bookstore. I have a Nook, but still love to buy hard copies of certain books/​series, and this is a great place to go. The owner is very friendly and helpful. They offer both used and new books. With many books having been signed by the author. The children’s section is big, and my 7 year old would spend all day in there if she could. There is a coffee shop located inside, with seating, so it makes a nice place to sit and relax.
The location of the bookstore is perfectly located in downtown Poulsbo. We come into the downtown area at least once every couple of weeks to swing by Sluys and Liberty Bay Books.

Cute place to stop while the other places in town open. They are a little expensive, but they are the only cute gift shop around so I cannot blame them for capitalizing on it. I got some cute stuff and liked just sitting around looking at books.

Quaint, friendly little independent bookstore. New and used books. HUGE children/​YA section. If they don’t have the book you want, they order it and get it QUICK!
Employees are always friendly, and quick to help. The store has community events, such as something of a Halloween Party with their graveyard dance Halloween 2009, their sock puppet party in Feb of 2010.

Love the kids section. The box of toys in there is great for kids to play with.

It was quaint and in a lovely area, but overall did not thrill me much. It was new and used, but there were hardly any used books. It seemed to highly cater to kids books which is fine, but not what *I* was interested in.
The store was a bit cluttered in areas and not as comfortable as many bookstores feel. I wish there’s been less clutter and more comfy places to sit and peruse.

Loved the travel section, and so many local choices too!