Bookstores in Chilliwack
Chilliwack, BC has 14 bookstores on the map. That's 14 bookshops mapped around Chilliwack, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Chilliwack (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics and The Book Man, plus Heroes for Sale. If a bookshop's missing from Chilliwack's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Chilliwack bookstore lineup
14 mapped within about 40 km:
Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics
Bookstore
Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics — Bookstore, found on 5725 Vedder Road in Chilliwack.
5725 Vedder Road, Chilliwack
The Book Man
Bookstore
The Book Man — Bookstore on 2630 Bourquin Crescent West. Also worth knowing about The Book Man: the map lists its hours as 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2630 Bourquin Crescent West, V2S 5N7
Hours: 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 off
Phone: +1-604-853-7323
Heroes for Sale
Bookstore
Heroes for Sale — Bookstore on 33780 George Ferguson Way. Also worth knowing about Heroes for Sale: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu 12:00-17:00; We,Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
33780 George Ferguson Way, V2S 2M6
Hours: Mo,Tu 12:00-17:00; We,Th 11:00-18:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +1-604-853-3790
The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities
Bookstore
The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities is Bookstore on Unit 1-2664 Gladys Avenue. The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Unit 1-2664 Gladys Avenue, V2S 3X8
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-18:00
Phone: +1-604-746-7170
Totally Book・ish
Bookstore
Totally Book・ish — Bookstore.
UFV Bookstore
Bookstore
UFV Bookstore — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about UFV Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30; Sa-Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-16:30; Sa-Su off
Phone: +1-604-854-4535
ABC Christian Store
Bookstore
ABC Christian Store — Bookstore, found on 1626 McCallum Road in Abbotsford. Also worth knowing about ABC Christian Store: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-14:00; Sa off; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1626 McCallum Road, Abbotsford, V2S 0P1
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-14:00; Sa off; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-604-859-2566
Coles
Bookstore
Coles is Bookstore on 32900 South Fraser Way. Coles also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Sa 09:30-18:00; We-Fr 09:30-21:00; Su,PH 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
32900 South Fraser Way, V2S 5A1
Hours: Mo,Tu,Sa 09:30-18:00; We-Fr 09:30-21:00; Su,PH 11:00-18:00
Phone: +1-604-854-3233
St. Ann's Bookstore
Bookstore
St. Ann's Bookstore is Bookstore.
The Book Man
Bookstore
The Book Man — Bookstore on 45939 Wellington Avenue. Also worth knowing about The Book Man: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
45939 Wellington Avenue, V2P 2C6
Hours: Mo-Su 09:30-17:30; PH 10:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-792-4595
totally BOOKish
Bookstore
totally BOOKish is Bookstore on 2539 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford. totally BOOKish also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2539 Montrose Avenue, Abbotsford, V2S 3T4
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-604-853-9533
The Owl and The Cat Bookery
Bookstore
The Owl and The Cat Bookery — Bookstore, found on 45655 Tamihi Way in Chilliwack. Also worth knowing about The Owl and The Cat Bookery: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
45655 Tamihi Way, Chilliwack, V2R 2M3
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-17:30; Sa 11:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Phone: +1-604-846-6332
House of James
BookstoreRun by Lando Klassen
House of James is Bookstore run by Lando Klassen on 2743 Emerson Street. House of James also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2743 Emerson Street, V2T 4H8
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-21:00
Phone: +1-604-852-3701
Nugget Used Books
Bookstore
Nugget Used Books is Bookstore on 45832 Wellington Avenue, Chilliwack.
45832 Wellington Avenue, Chilliwack
What the map tells us about bookstores in Chilliwack
10 of the 14 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
10 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Chilliwack list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Chilliwack bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Chilliwack? Work this order: Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics on 5725 Vedder Road, The Book Man on 2630 Bourquin Crescent West, Heroes for Sale on 33780 George Ferguson Way, The Celestial Boutique Metaphysical, Books and Curious Oddities on Unit 1-2664 Gladys Avenue, Totally Book・ish, UFV Bookstore, ABC Christian Store on 1626 McCallum Road, and Coles on 32900 South Fraser Way. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 6 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Chilliwack
The regulars' playbook for Chilliwack's bookshops:
- Learn your editions at Toys & Collectibles Cards and Comics. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Read the first page in the shop at The Book Man. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
- Check condition before you pay. Used books: check for missing pages, water damage, and cracked spines. A quick flip-through takes ten seconds.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Chilliwack — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Chilliwack can take a while to appear. The 14 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 14 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Chilliwack: 14 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.