House of Our Own Books

12/16/2024

House of Our Own Books is CLOSING
for the holidays 12/22-12/25, reopening on 12/26!

Biblio offers nearly 100 million used books and rare books for sale from professional antiquarian booksellers around the world. Uncommonly good books found here.

12/16/2024

House of Our Own Books - Holiday Hours!

Sunday 12/15- Saturday 12/21:
Open Every Day (including Wed) 11AM-6pm

Sunday 12/22- Wednesday 12/25: CLOSED

Reopen Thurs 12/26, 11AM-6PM

11/30/2024

It's ! Remember to shop small, shop local today!
Stop by House of Our Own Books to find books on history, science, politics, great literature, sci-fi, mysteries, and more.

Or even help US to solve a mystery: who took this photo (featured in this post)?
We love welcoming great photos and memories of HoOOB and would like to thank the photographer who took this one.

Do you have a HoOOB photo or a memory to share? Join us in the comments and drop by in person if you can!

11/29/2024

Need a break from hectic Black Friday shopping?
Drop in at House of Our Own Books today, tomorrow, or anytime this weekend for our selection, the warmth, or just for a moment to yourself.

04/03/2024

After keeping a "7-days a week" schedule for many years, we have decided that on one day a week we will close - Wednesdays - starting on April 3rd.
We hope that this day away will make our time at the store with you all the more special, and look forward to you visiting us at House of Our Own Books soon!

12/12/2023

❄️ Season's greetings from House of Our Own Books! ❄️

Wrap up your holiday shopping with us, or just stop in to say hi. Happy holidays and best wishes for the new year! 🎉

Also, if you have a warm House of Our Own Books memory from 2023 (or from any previous year) we'd love to hear it- please share in the comments below!

06/12/2023

House of Our Own Books will be closed Monday 6/12- Thurs 6/15. We'll open on Friday 6/16, 2023.
(Photo credit: Ethan Wu, from this article: https://www.34st.com/article/2018/09/house-of-our-own-book-store-campus-penn-philadelphia )

12/14/2022

Holiday Hours 2022

House of Our Own Books will be open through Friday, Dec 16th

We will be closed Sat Dec 17th - Thurs Dec 29th

and will reopen on Dec 30th

Happy Holidays!

11/26/2022

Take a break from the rush of holiday shopping and come back "home" to House of Our Own Books

Give yourself the gift of a few quiet minutes (or more) to wander the stacks, uncover an unexpected find, and maybe bring home a few inspired gifts

Stop in today at 3920 Spruce St.!

Happy Holidays from House of Our Own!

11/03/2020

Big Election Day Today! Hope that you've been able to vote!

Also, starting today, House of Our Own Books has updated business hours:
Mon-Fri 11:00am - 6:00pm
Sat & Sun 12:00pm - 6:00pm

A great subset of our stock is also available online at:
https://www.biblio.com/bookstore/house-of-our-own-philadelphia

Photo credit: staceybrooke77