The Reading Room CLE is a nonprofit antisegregationist bookstore that collects donated books and re-sells them; we use the profits to support literary and literacy programs. Our goal is to fight inequality and injustice in our schools, our students' lives, and our city's future.
Read about us or join our team.
Where is our store?
We're on the third floor of The Brownhoist, a creative community center at 4300 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44103.
Can I shop online or support you with my audiobook/ebook purchases?
Thanks for asking! Book sales are one of our main sources of income and we'd love to be your go-to. We receive a percentage of new book sales via Bookshop, as well as a percentage of audiobook through our Libro.fm account. We also sell merch, art, gift sets, and collectible books through our Biblio storefront.
How can I help?
Come to an event! We'd love to get to know you. We're rolling out our volunteer program as we settle into our new digs; fill out this form to be contacted by a member of our crew.
We're also very grateful for book donations! We accept all kinds of books as long as they aren't moldy. Book donations can be delivered to the Brownhoist Monday-Friday 9:30-4 or by appointment. We also have a west side dropoff location hosted by our generous community partners at Walls of Books Parma.
Financial support helps us pay our expenses and offer our small, very part-time crew of contractors a living wage; visit our donations page for online giving.