What We Do

With two locations in Northeast Kansas, we bring the warmth of a local bookstore to Aggieville in Manhattan and Mass St in Lawrence.

We...

• buy, sell, and trade high-quality, gently read books
• sell books online at Amazon.com and Abebooks.com
• connect the community with a monthly literary calendar
• buy scholarly libraries
• help you find the perfect book for your mood with on-the-spot suggestions and ongoing searches

Noteworthy

Best of Lawrence

The Dusty Bookshelf in Lawrence tied for Best Lawrence Bookstore with our favorite local new bookstore, The Raven!

Thanks to all of you who voted for The DB! We truly appreciate all of your support. You rock!

  Store Hours

manhattan

Mon - Fri:  10 to 8

Sat:  10 to 6

Sun:  12 to 5

lawrence

Mon - Thu: 10 to 8

Fri - Sat: 10 to 10

Sun: 12 to 6

Please contact us anytime!