Debbie: I LOVE good bookstores!!  There is something so exciting, yet comforting, about being in a place that is so crammed with great books by great authors, all of them just waiting to be read.  So many books, so little time. 

Givens/Little Dickens sounds like a delightful place.  Great post!

Kim, you would love this store- there are rows and rows of books, one third of the store is devoted to educational toys and materials and they've got a huge selection of used books. I liked taking the girls here when they were little. You can have a cup of coffee, peruse the books and they had fun at the same time. Thanks for commenting!

Debbie - great review.  Love used books - it's so much fun to try to find all the books by my "new" favorite authors, without spending a fortune! 

What an awesome bookstore! I am an avid reader (even got my BA in English Lit) and think that these multifaceted bookstores can really make reading accessible and fun. I think it is especially important to get kids excited about reading at a young age; whether you are reading them a bedtime story (remember Where the Wild Things Are) or buying them their first graphic novel (comic book to you and me) to me reading is the cornerstone to all other educational aspects. Good highlight!

Debbie, I have never been much for reading, but I sure love my audio books.

Penny, I love to check Givens first for the books I'm missing in a series, I always come out with one or two books. Thanks for stopping by.

Rich, I love Where The Wild Things Are and I still can't read Guess How Much I Love You? without choking up  at the end. Both girls were reading in kindergarten and I stopped buying new  books because they read so fast. We have a great library as well, but Givens has unique books and it's such a fun place to spend time.

I read a LOT of those graphic novels as well!

Danny, I can't even tell who's calling my cell anymore without  my reading glasses. I should check out the audio books, I drive so much it would make sense.

Debbie, Nice post. I love the pictures of the book store. Good information for localism.

I want to go!  I could literally spend hours or days in a bookstore.  

Naoma, Hunter would just love Givens too! They have Brio trains on display you he can play with. If you're ever in Lynchburg.....

Gita, this is such a large store, you could spend hours looking. Thanks for commenting.

That looks like a great bookstore.  It's nice to see that there are some independents that are continuing to thrive.

Hi Nancy, it really is a cool place to explore. I love to have lunch here and look through the used books. I wonder where my girls got their love of books????LOL!