Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Cafe, The

The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is the nation's largest academic used bookseller, with over one million books online. Located in a dramatically renovated 1920s theater building - 5 blocks north of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, at Third and Verbeke Streets, across from the historic Broad Street Market - it has 100,000 used, rare, & discount books on six levels. Its Famous Reading Café offers exceptional organic, fair-trade teas, coffees, and espressos imported by Counter Culture Coffee. Its Yellow Wall Gallery features works by local artists. Weekly programming includes live acoustic music, author talks, book signings, free lectures, community events, & book clubs.

Hours: 7 days a week
Sun & Mon: 12-7, Tue-Thu: 9-9, Fri & Sat: 9-10