Author Archives: Amanda

Happy New Year, everyone! Just a quick note to say thank you for your continued support over the last few years. We are doing great, and plan to be around for a long time! In 2024 alone, we served over 2,000 individual customers, and our best selling item was paperback fiction. That’s not surprising toContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Hey everyone, Just a quick note to say that we are changing the hours when we accept trade-ins. Our new hours will be from 10 am – 2 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am – 12 pm on Saturday. As a reminder, we are happy to accept books for trade credit or cash. WeContinue reading “Trade-in hours”

Hey there! It’s been an exciting few months at the Book Shelf. Tony and Amanda (yeah, that’s me) have worked hard to revitalize the shop and make some much needed changes. Here are some of the highlights We rearranged and expanded the fiction section by…. 20 shelves? Created separate sections for Westerns and romance novelsContinue reading “Changes at the Book Shelf”

Big news! You can now support the Book Shelf when you buy new books at https://bookshop.org/shop/thebookshelfif. When you purchase through Bookshop.org and you see The Book Shelf in the upper left-hand corner, 30% of ANY purchase you make goes to support the Book Shelf! This means that you can buy all the new books (andContinue reading “Support The Book Shelf when you buy new books too”

We just got a bunch of new science fiction books in! Stop in to see what’s new.

One of our favorite decorations at the Book Shelf is this Helen Aupperle painting. Helen Aupperle was a prominent artist from Idaho Falls, and we’re proud to have her work on display! Here’s a bit more about her from Paul David Menser’s Legendary Locals of Idaho Falls:: https://www.facebook.com/LegendaryLocalsofIdahoFalls/photos/a.1431145430500503/1542228242725554/?type=1&theater

A year ago at the beginning of February, we officially opened the doors to the Book Shelf! To celebrate, join us during the week of 2/3 to 2/8 for 20% off all books. We appreciate your continued support!