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We had a great afternoon yesterday hosting Montessori Pathways school! It was awesome to see so many kids excited about ...
09/25/2026

We had a great afternoon yesterday hosting Montessori Pathways school! It was awesome to see so many kids excited about books! Thank you, Mrs Bridget!!!

AND SPEAKING OF BOOKS, Cantina 52 is celebrating it's 5th Anniversary on National Dolly Parton Day! Bring in a children's book to be donated to her Imagination Library, and you get a .52 cent margarita!

A friend of mine had this pillow made for us! I LOVE IT! I can't stop smiling at it! The pillow is bigger than the origi...
09/23/2026

A friend of mine had this pillow made for us! I LOVE IT! I can't stop smiling at it! The pillow is bigger than the original!!!

Hmmmm. Somethings been missing at the bookstore. Hmmmm. What is it?Ah, yes. It's George!!! He's been gone for more than ...
09/18/2026

Hmmmm. Somethings been missing at the bookstore. Hmmmm. What is it?

Ah, yes. It's George!!! He's been gone for more than a week but, HE'S BACK!!!

Stop by, say "Hi!" and pick up a book while you're here!




Thank you to Abalabix Books, VIP Sponsor of The Great Ball Race! Tickets for the Great Ball Race are officially on sale,...
09/15/2026

Thank you to Abalabix Books, VIP Sponsor of The Great Ball Race!

Tickets for the Great Ball Race are officially on sale, now through the festival! Buy 1 ball for $5 or 3 balls for $10 - the fastest ball down Brink Street (at 3 pm, September 26, 2026) wins $1,000 for its raffle ticket holder! Tickets on sale at go.rallyup.com/dtcl, or by texting GBR to 33100.

The Great Ball Race is an important funraiser for Downtown Crystal Lake, helping support our events and initiatives that keep our downtown district thriving throughout the year. You're a winner for even playing, with a chance to win some more!

There's still time to make plans to join us to talk about this book this Thursday, Sept 17th at 5pm at the bookstore!We ...
09/15/2026

There's still time to make plans to join us to talk about this book this Thursday, Sept 17th at 5pm at the bookstore!

We CANNOT wait to talk about it!!!

Abalabix Books will be hosting a Book Release Breakfast on Tuesday, October 27th from 8am to 10am!For every pre-order, y...
09/01/2026

Abalabix Books will be hosting a Book Release Breakfast on Tuesday, October 27th from 8am to 10am!

For every pre-order, you’ll receive a copy of A Court of Splintered Harmony, a custom book bedazzling kit created specifically for this cover, and some other swag for your collection.

Joe & Dough will be on hand selling coffee and doughnuts to help you jump start your day and Cozy Girls Collective will be here selling other bedazzling kits, including custom kits for ALL the ACOTAR books!

Abalabix Books (and every other bookstore on earth) needs to send in orders for book #6 ASAP so please follow this link, https://abalabixbooks.com/event/acotar-6-book-release-pre-order/, to sign up for the pre-order campaign.

PLEASE PRE-ORDER BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH!!!

Cost for the event on October 27th is $50 and we’ll send an email at the beginning of October with a link to payment.

WE FINALLY have more copies of "Mad Mabel!" Get in here quick before they are gone, again!
08/27/2026

WE FINALLY have more copies of "Mad Mabel!" Get in here quick before they are gone, again!

IDK, I still don't think we have enough ladybugs at the store. Thanks so much to for the latest additions!!! You can fi...
08/25/2026

IDK, I still don't think we have enough ladybugs at the store. Thanks so much to for the latest additions!!! You can find all their 3D printed magic at the every Saturday from 8am to 1pm.

08/17/2026

OMG we officially had people waiting outside the brewery for our Bookstore Romance Day Book Fair!!! I'll do another post tomorrow tagging all the authors, and libraries, who participated and helped make this a GREAT event but a shout out to Courtney Cozy Girls Co and Beth Crystal Lake Brewing for a wonderful collaboration! We couldn't have done it without you!

Join us Saturday, August 15th for our Bookstore Romance Day Book Fair at Crystal Lake Brewing, 12pm to 4pm and you could...
08/13/2026

Join us Saturday, August 15th for our Bookstore Romance Day Book Fair at Crystal Lake Brewing, 12pm to 4pm and you could win one of these great calendars!

Thanks to all the great authors who will be there and to Cozy Girls Collective for organizing everything!

C'ya at the brewery!

Address

30 N Williams Street, Unit A
Crystal Lake, IL
60014

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

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+18158936653

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