Beyond the Bookstore: Where to Find Your Next Read in Monroe-West Monroe.
Adventures don’t always mean getting on the water, experiencing a game, or going for a bike ride. Sometimes, they mean something a little quieter, slower, and calmer. In Ouachita Parish, there are a few secret places where you can find a good read or purchase something new for your bookshelf at home.
Thrive on Thrift: While looking at items to add to your everyday essentials or closet, Thrive on Thrift in Sterlington hosts a large selection of books for adults and children. Take a book back home or to your hotel room and enjoy the rest of your evening flipping through pages.
Black Bear Books: Black Bear Books is a popup bookstore that carries all genres. You can find them at local coffee shops, at their bi-annual book swap event at Courtyard on Cotton in downtown West Monroe and The Good Daze in downtown Monroe, plus at the Downtown Gallery Crawl that serves the Twin Cities. This popup bookstore seeks to grow the reading community in North Louisiana.
Seventh Square Coffee: Seventh Square Coffee in downtown West Monroe has a shelf of books for their coffee lovers. The books come from Black Bear Books, and they’re sold for $7.15. This is where you could discover your new favorite author, while also grabbing your favorite beverage.
Memory Lane Antiques: Books that you haven’t seen in a while are hiding at Memory Lane Antiques in downtown West Monroe. Build your treasure of books after visiting this store in Antique Alley.
Enoch’s a Café: One more for the coffee lovers! Enoch’s a Café in Monroe has a shelf of that holds a variety of book genres. It’s a “Leave One, Take One” library, also known as a book exchange. If you take a book off the shelf, you must leave a book there for others to experience.
First West Thrift Store: First West Thrift Store in West Monroe has a rack of books for shoppers to choose from, while browsing through other clothes and supplies. It’s another place where you’ll have the opportunity to not judge a book by its cover.
Blessings Bookstore: Blessings Bookstore is the premiere Christian bookstore and giftshop in West Monroe for the visitor or local who’s needing a new bible or daily devotional for their personal space. The bookstore carries bibles for children, teenagers, adults, and other biblical study material for the one who is growing their faith.
Visitors have plenty of secret places to choose from in Ouachita when they’re longing to take it a little slower and read a book outside of a traditional library!
