Browse Our Selection of events, classes, and our new monthly book club!

Featured Events

The Open Book Author Cabaret goes to Drexel University!

DATE: Friday, October 11 TIME: 8PM TO 10PM PLACE: The Study at University City, 20 S. 33rd Street | Philadelphia, PA 19104 Join us for this celebration of the written word! The Open Book Author Cabaret is a literary evening with a social twist. We launched this...

Ann Patchett Author Appearance

DATE: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 TIME: 9:30am - 11:30am* LOCATION: Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA** Reading & Conversation with Author Ann Patchett Join us and meet author Ann Patchett as she presents her new novel, The Dutch House! A masterpiece...

Kids Write! Story Class

In this class, participants will write a new short story and, in doing so, will learn more about the elements of fiction. We’ll discuss choosing a genre, plotting, setting the scene, creating characters, writing effective dialogue, and building a story arc in three...

Booked Up Monthly Subscription Book Club

Sign up for a monthly dose of literature. Join our club and you’ll receive a book a month carefully chosen for you by the loving literary minds who curate the collection at the Open Book Bookstore.

Makes a great gift for the readers in your life!

Join Today

Hot off the Press

Join us for a series of lively, monthly book discussions led by Lynn Rosen.
Participants read and discuss new literary fiction. We talk serious book talk, but have a lot of laughs too!

More Info

Location

7900 High School Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
(inside The Frame House and across the street from Creekside Co-op)

Shop Online

Book Store Hours

Tue/Wed/Fri: noon to 6pm
Thursday: noon to 8pm
Saturday: 11am to 5pm
Sunday: 11am to 3pm
(closed Monday)
We are also open by appointment.

Our Collection

Open Book in Elkins Park, PA stocks a carefully curated collection of literary and classic fiction and nonfiction, young adult & children’s books, including books by local authors in the Greater Philadelphia area.