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Monday 9am - 6pm Tuesday 9am - 6pm Wednesday 9am - 6pm Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 5pm Sunday 11am - 3pm

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"A house without books is like a room without windows"~ Horace Mann We're an independent bookstore nestled in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley.

We carry a unique variety of new titles as well as used paperbacks. Not to be completely outdone by online distributors and e-reader providers, books and Googlebooks can be purchased on our website, but our strenghts

10/01/2026

October is chock full of author and artist events, book clubs, crafting circles, storytimes and late night book release parties! The fun starts tomorrow with our First Friday Art Opening with Hannah Barron Spencer from 5-7pm. Come check out our Apple Days booth on Saturday 10/03 at the Hamilton Farmers Market. Monday 10/5 is Indigenous Voices book club discussing TAAQTUMI at 6pm. Thursday 10/7 at 6pm join us in store to hear our own Shawn Donley talk with author Nicholas Triolo about his book The Way Around. Saturday 10/10 we welcome author Molly Haniszewski for a signing of her new book from 11-1. Tuesday 10/13 at 6pm is Literature of the Resistance book club discussing Scum Manifesto. At 11pm on 10/26 join us for fun and games before the midnight release of the newest ACOTAR book! The events finish with Banned Books Club on 10/28 at 6pm with a discussion of Sold. Don’t forget about our weekly Thursday gatherings! Every Thursday at 10am is storytime and from 5-7 we host a drop in fiber arts circle. It’s gonna be a great month!

09/05/2026

Open this weekend, but closed on Monday in honor of Labor Day. Thank you to all the workers who came before us to secure worker’s rights. In remembrance of them, we take a day of rest.

09/02/2026

Welcome to September! Lots of great book clubs this month and don’t forget our weekly story time at 10am on Thursdays and our knitting circle at 5pm on Thursdays.

08/06/2026

Join us this Friday for Jennifer Ogden’s First Friday Art Opening from 5-7pm. The pictured works and many more will be on display and available for purchase all month!
Jennifer Ogden

08/04/2026

August is chock full of fun events. This Thursday 8/6 at 6pm we welcome author Susan Bernhard for a reading of her new novel, Westerly. Friday 8/7 join us for Jennifer Ogden’s First Friday art opening from 5-7. Saturday 8/8 we’ll have local author L. Allen Strate signing his new book from 11-1. Tuesday 8/11 at 6pm is Literature of the Resistance, reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Rounding out the month is Banned Books Club on Wednesday 8/26 at 6pm discussing The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Don’t forget our weekly storytime on Thursdays at 10am and our weekly Knitting Circle on Thursday evenings from 5-7.

07/27/2026

Four events left in July! Join us over at the Ravalli County Museum tomorrow (7/28) at 7pm for a fascinating conversation between author Peter Stark and museum director Michelle Nowling around Stark’s new book, The Lost Cities of El Norte. Wednesday (7/29) at 6pm at the store we’ll be discussing the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi for Banned Books club. Thursday (7/30) has two events, Storytime at 10am and drop-in crafting circle at 5pm. A little something for everyone!

07/14/2026

Tomorrow night! Don’t miss this event with Miriam Horn in conversation with Skip Horner about her book detailing the life of George B. Schaller. At the bookstore at 6pm Wednesday, July 15th.

07/10/2026

Lots of great events coming up this month, starting tomorrow, 7/11, with Sue Kerver signing her new book The Starfish Chronicles from 11-1. Wednesday 7/15 brings Miriam Horn in conversation with Skip Horner at the store at 6pm for her book Homesick for a World Unknown. Tuesday 7/28 join us at the Ravalli County Museum at 7pm for a conversation between Peter Stark and the museum’s Executive Director, Michelle Nowling about his new book The Lost Cities of El Norte. The following evening 7/29 is Banned Books Club discussing Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis at the store at 6pm. We also have kid’s storytime every Thursday at 10am and a Knitting (or crocheting) circle every Thursday at 5pm. A little something for everyone!

06/23/2026

Amanda Wilner’s art is up for only a couple more days! If you’ve had your eye on a piece, now is the time. Her show comes down on Thursday. Don’t miss it.

06/18/2026

Join us one week from today (6/25) at the Ravalli County Museum at 7pm for a live taping of The Write Question where host Lauren Korn will be interviewing outdoor adventure author Kevin Fedarko about his latest book, A Walk in the Park. Bring your friends and settle in for a fascinating evening!
Kevin Fedarko The Write Question Lauren R. Korn Ravalli County Museum

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Hamilton, MT

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 3pm

Telephone

+14063635220

Website

http://www.chapter1bookstore.com/

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