Shelf Life can be difficult to find the first time as there is no actual store front that you can see from the street or sidewalk. The store is located in a mixed-use building on the lower level. Please click here to check out these visual directions to assist you on your first visit.

No. Shelf Life only has one entrance on Front Street. Once inside the building, there are stairs to and from the bookstore.

Shelf Life accepts donations and trades, and purchases from suppliers.

I shop book sale events, after sales end at libraries, churches or other organizations that have strained storage space.

I’m also available for estate pickup/drop off. Personal libraries can be very sentimental to families and that sentiment is not lost on me. I dedicate great effort to rehome as many books as possible from individual estates. This is after all, how Shelf Life began. See the store here.

Absolutely! Donations are gratefully received. Trade credits are also offered for any book that can be resold. Please click here to check out what Shelf Life does and does not accept.

*Note- Donations cannot be left in the building outside of store hours. This is a hazard for other tenants in the building and a fineable liability for Shelf Life.

While I appreciate the sentiment of wanting to contribute to Shelf Life, please keep the mission in mind- which is accessibility to low-cost/no-cost books. If you come across free books in the wild, please leave them that way, as that is what they were intended for.

Because Shelf Life is owned and operated by one person, there are some days the store hours may change. Those scheduled changes are on a monthly calendar. Please click here to check out what’s going on this month.

Shelf Life is a thrift bookstore. There is a heavy focus on low-cost/no-cost reading. Books start at $1 each and are deeply discounted otherwise. There are always free books available.

Shelf Life does not sell gift certificates at this time.
If you need a certificate as a donation for a fundraiser or other charitable event, please feel out the donation request form on this site.

Email: Danielle@ShelfLifeBookstore.com
Text: 234-414-4145

You can order books through Bookshop.org/shop/ShelfLifeBookstore to support Shelf Life. Note: this is an outside company- this is not store inventory.
These books will ship directly to you.