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— We are pleased to announce that our store is now open! —
You can shop in the store from 9 am to 9 pm seven days a week!
We will be observing social distancing and are providing hand sanitizer. We would also appreciate it if our customers would wear a mask.
Local Books on Their Way!
Hey everyone! We're still working on putting our local books online, but please call us at (970) 325-4044 and ask about our selection. We'll get them up on our website soon!
Local Interest
Indie Bestsellers
— Schedule Changes —
The Post-April Fool Poetry Fandango Scheduled for April 2nd has been cancelled. We will reschedule as soon as we are able.
Independent Bookstore Day
has been postponed until
Saturday, August 29, 2020.
National Library Week has been postponed. Stay tuned for further updates.
Our new “Sunday Gal” is Nancy Kienapfel. Nancy moved to Ouray in 1996 with her husband Bruce. She spent the next 14 years as counselor at Ouray School. She then spent and additional 8 years as an Emergency Crisis Clinician for the Center for Mental Health. Nancy has a BSN in nursing from the University of Iowa and an MS in counseling from the University of Wyoming. She has two adult daughters and four delightful grandchildren. Her passions are hiking, reading, traveling and Mahjongg.
We carry beautiful Sandbottles that are made by Ouray long-time resident Robert Stoufer, aka “The Sandman.”
Come in and see our selection of Word Cloud Classics by Simon and Shuster. These classics are attractively bound in a “leather” cover, are in many beautiful colors, and have a wonderful texture, as the word clouds are cut into the material. 
