Well Read Books (Bookstore)

About Well Read Books

Our used bookstore, Well Read Books, helps fund our free literacy programs. All of our books have been donated by people in our community. Our volunteers and staff are here to help you find your next great read!

Contact us at (250) 591-2665 or bookstore@lcvi.ca

Become a Member and Save 25%

Save money on used books!

Sign up for a membership in store for just $20 a year. Your membership starts the day you buy it and lasts for one full year.

As a member, you will get 25% off all regular used books (does not include certain rare and collectable books or new books by local authors). Each membership also includes up to two cards per household.

How To Donate Your Books

We love your book donations, but we have limited space and recycling costs. Because of this, we cannot accept every book.

If you have more than two boxes to donate, please call us ahead of time to see if we can take them. Please always speak with a staff member before you drop off your donation in store.

Items we cannot accept:

Encyclopedia sets
Magazines
Textbooks or computer books that are older than 5 years
Discarded library books
Readers Digest Condensed Books
Large coffee-table books, though we do welcome art books
Books that are torn, musty, moldy, or damaged by water

Request a Book

Looking for a Specific Book?

We have a special request system to keep an eye out for the titles you want. We will keep your request on file for one year.

If the book you are looking for is donated to us, we will call you!

Please note that there is a limit of three book requests per customer.

To make a request, you can call us at 250-591-2665 or email us at bookstore@lcvi.ca.

Love books? Come volunteer with us!
We are always looking for friendly volunteers to help us sort book donations, stock our shelves, and help our customers find what they are looking for.
Stop by the bookstore at 19 Commercial Street to pick up an application, or fill out the application form below:

Volunteer Bookstore Application Form

Proudly featuring Vancouver Island writers! We are happy to partner with community authors to display local books. Because space in our shop is limited, we focus exclusively on writers from the Vancouver Island area.

If you would like us to consider your book, please email us at bookstore.manager@lcvi.ca.