Book Stores in Olympia Fields, Washington

Part of the well-known national retailer, the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Lakewood Town Center is large, well-lit and comfortable for  browsing, with an inside-the-store Starbucks and a special section for children. News junkies head straight for the magazine rack, which stretches floor-to-ceiling half the length of the store and carries many hard-to-find specialty titles in hobbies, crafts and special interests. The book categories are well-organized and well-marked and there is always a bookseller in the information kiosk to help you find a rare title. Watch for the "Lakewood Loves This" tag on books your neighbors are buying. 

As part of the vision of developer Ron Sher, Third Place Books opened in Lake Forest Park's Towne Center in November 1998, offering visitors what sociologist Ray Oldenburg calls a "third place." After home, school or work, a third place gives people an opportunity to interact with others in the community who come from a wide variety of backgrounds.

In the store, customers can peruse nearly 200,000 new and used books, pick from 500 magazine titles, purchase six different newspapers and buy gifts and calendars. Third Place Commons, which is adjacent to the bookstore, features five restaurants and tables where people can eat, meet or relax and enjoy musical performances and other live entertainment, as well as hear from their favorite authors. Book events also take place within the bookstore. In addition, visitors can take advantage of free Wi-Fi for work or play.

University Book Store is the independent university book store for students at the University of Washington. The book store is also open to the public and offers textbooks as well as a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles. This is the main location for the University's book store; there are additional locations in Bellevue, Mill Creek, Tacoma and Bothell. There is also a Health Sciences book store with medical reference books.