― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

What are you doing this summer?

Apply to work at Chautauqua Bookstore for the 2020 CHQ season today!  We welcome your interest and expertise.

(And no; we won't expect you to track our guests' hat trimmings.)

  Check out our posted positions here 

― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[Update: We're back open!]

Please be aware we will be closed Tuesday January 7th, Wednesday January 8th, and part of Thursday January 9th for our annual Inventory.  We expect to open on Thursday after we have been visited by the auditors.

Web orders may be placed during this time, but will not be fulfilled until inventory is completed.

Thank you for your understanding.

- Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

The New Year is here.  Be prepared to start your resolutions out on the right foot with a helpful book!

Please join us at Chautauqua’s Winter Village celebration, December 21 and 22, to take part in the birth of a very special collaboration with PBS— starring you!  Mark your calendars because you won’t want to miss your opportunity to help us show the nation, in partnership with PBS, the true character, ideas, and beauty of the Chautauqua region and its people. Visit https://chq.org/winter for details.  See you at Chautauqua!

Don't forget -- tickets for Horse-Drawn Carriage & Sleigh Rides from CrackerJack Farms will be available for purchase at the Chautauqua Bookstore on the day of the rides.
$6 Child | $10 Adult
Saturday December 21^st 1-5 pm
Sunday December 22^nd 1-5 pm

Visit us this weekend (December 6th-8th) and pick up your Mayville Merchants' traveling punch card for the chance to win prizes from great local businesses! Get it stamped at each participating business and turn it in at your last stop. The more stamps you get, the better odds you have at winning!
No purchase necessary.

Visit the Mayville Merchants' facebook event page for a list of all participating businesses. 

Horse-Drawn Carriage & Sleigh Rides from CrackerJack Farms are coming back!

Tickets will be available for purchase at the Chautauqua Bookstore on the day of the rides.

$6 Child | $10 Adult

Friday November 29^th 5-9 pm
Saturday November 30^th 1-5 pm
Sunday December 1^st 1-5 pm

Saturday December 21^st 1-5 pm
Sunday December 22^nd 1-5 pm

For more information on the Winter Village, click here.

Battle of the Books gets Chautauqua County fifth-graders excited about reading. A lively academic competition, Battle of the Books improves reading comprehension, builds vocabulary, and teaches teamwork and good sportsmanship.

For more information on participating in the Battle of the Books, click here.

Whether or not you're participating -- check out these great books that have been selected for the 2020 battle!  The list was compiled with 5th graders in mind, and most have a recommended reading age of 8-12 and grade level 3-7.

― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

Fall into a good book!