The best new/used bookstore in Chicago––and with every sale, they put money towards buying books for classrooms in the neighborhood schools. Great selection, well organized, helpful staff, and they hold occasional events where they’ll stay open late.
Website
pilsencommunitybooks.org
Address
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 West 18th Street, Chicago, United States
Current city: Los Angeles
Other cities: Chicago
Liana Jegers is an illustrator in Los Angeles, CA. She spends a great deal of her time working on the monthly publication The Smudge with her partner and owner of Tan & Loose Press, Clay Hickson.
 

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