Bookstore Well Read Books

Our bookstore, Well Read Books, is our social enterprise that helps fund the programs we provide free or low-cost to our community. All the books in the store have been donated by the community and is mainly volunteer run.

Contact us at (250) 591-2665

Become a Member

Save money on all your used book purchases!

Membership includes a maximum of 2 cards for members of the same household.

Memberships last for one year from the time of purchase.

Donate your Books

Due to increased recycling costs and storage limits, we may not be able to accept all your books.

We can accept a maximum of 2 bags or boxes per person, per day.

Please check with a staff member before dropping off your donation.

There are a few items we do not accept:

Encyclopedia sets
Magazines
Textbooks or computer books older than 5 years
Discarded library books
Readers Digest Condensed Books
Coffee-table books (Art books OK)
Harlequin Romance books
Books that are musty or water-damaged

Request a Book

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING A PARTICULAR BOOK?

Our unique request system allows you to put in a request for a title, which is kept on record for a year.

If the book comes in as a donation (we get all our books by donation), we’ll call you!

Call us at 250-591-2665 or email your request to bookstore@lcvi.ca.

Limit of 3 titles per author.

From sorting book donations to shelving books and helping customers find the titles they’re looking for, there’s always something to do. If you’re interested in volunteering, stop by the bookstore at 19 Commercial Street to pick up an application form or email bookstore.manager@lcvi.ca

We are happy to consign with authors in our community to display local works in our bookstore. Check out some of our fabulous writers located here on Vancouver Island!

Joshua Gillingham

Author

Joshua Gillingham is an author, game designer, and editor from Vancouver Island, Canada. His fantasy trilogy The Saga of Torin Ten-Trees (Crowsnest Books) is a rollicking, riddling, troll-hunting adventure inspired by the Norse myths and

Ashley Kuramoto

Author

Ashley Kuramoto is passionate about sharing her love for the outdoors with others. She is a local teacher in the Qualicum School District who specializes in Outdoor Education and play-based

Shanon Sinn

Author

Shanon Sinn is a comic illustrator and writer. He is the author of The Haunting of Vancouver Island and is the editor of Black Cat — a collection of eerie

Qualia Reed

Local Author

Qualia loves writing sci-fi and literary fiction. Of late, Qualia is also developing a love for writing Young Adult fiction as well. Qualia endeavors to create stories that feature POC,

Gary Karlsen

Local Author

Gary Karlsen’s rich and varied travels have included circumnavigating North America by thumb, riding the rails across Canada, flying single-engine airplanes into mountain lakes, travelling half the globe as a

Rosanna Pittella

volunteer

Rosanna always shares Alice of Wonderland’s habit of “imagining six impossible things before breakfast.” Rosanna shares a vision, creates the Dream Team to shoulder the challenge, blazes the trail, demonstrating