Bookstores in Elora
Bookstores reward the browsers. Elora, Ontario has 2 mapped right now. That's 2 bookshops mapped around Elora, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Elora (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Twice Loved Books and Bookery. If a bookshop's missing from Elora's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Elora bookstore lineup
2 in Elora, plus 23 more around Elora below:
Twice Loved Books
Bookstore0.1 km from Elora
Twice Loved Books — Bookstore, found on 62 Metcalfe Street in Elora. Also worth knowing about Twice Loved Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-17:00; Tu-We closed.
62 Metcalfe Street, Elora, N0B 1S0
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-17:00; Tu-We closed
Bookery
Bookstore4.8 km from Elora
Bookery is Bookstore. Bookery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Elora
1 of the 2 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
The one mapped bookstore sits on 62 Metcalfe Street — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
The Elora bookstore crawl
Making a day of it in Elora? Work this order: Twice Loved Books on 62 Metcalfe Street and Bookery. That's the bookstore crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking.
Bookstore tips for Elora
The regulars' playbook for Elora's bookshops:
- Poetry lives in bookshops at Twice Loved Books. Poetry barely exists online as a browsing experience. The poetry shelf in a real shop is a different world.
- Check the cookbook section at Bookery. Cookbooks are the most browsed and least bought section, which means the used shelf is full of barely-touched gems.
- Support the shop's own publishing. Some independents publish local authors or print their own anthologies. Buying them funds the ecosystem directly.
- Browse by serendipity, buy by list. Keep a want-list on your phone for the hunt, but let the shelves surprise you too. The best finds are never the planned ones.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Elora — 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 Elora can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 2 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.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Elora
23 more within about 40 km of Elora — here are the 15 nearest:
Sunrise Books
Bookstore18.8 km from Elora
Sunrise Books is Bookstore.
St.Jacobs book store
Bookstore18.9 km from Elora
St.Jacobs book store — Bookstore.
Gospel Lighthouse Christian Bookstore
Bookstore19.1 km from Elora
Gospel Lighthouse Christian Bookstore — Bookstore, found on 176 Speedvale Ave W in Guelph. Also worth knowing about Gospel Lighthouse Christian Bookstore: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
176 Speedvale Ave W, Guelph
Phone: +1-519-265-8877
Janus Books
Bookstore21.0 km from Elora
Janus Books is Bookstore on 10 Paisley Street, Guelph. Janus Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Paisley Street, Guelph, N1H 2N6
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1 226-486-1255
The Bookshelf
Bookstore21.1 km from Elora
The Bookshelf is Bookstore on 41 Quebec Street, Guelph. The Bookshelf also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th, Su 11:00-18:30; Fr, Sa 11:00-20:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
41 Quebec Street, Guelph, N1H 2T1
Hours: Mo-Th, Su 11:00-18:30; Fr, Sa 11:00-20:30
Phone: +1 519-821-3311
Indigo
Bookstore21.9 km from Elora
Indigo — Bookstore on 550 King Street North. Also worth knowing about Indigo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
550 King Street North
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-17:00
Phone: +1-519-746-0641
Indigo
Bookstore24.0 km from Elora
Indigo — Bookstore.
Carry-On Comics
Bookstore25.2 km from Elora
Carry-On Comics — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Carry-On Comics: the map lists its hours as Mo, Fr, Sa 11:00-17:00; Tu 12:00-17:00; We, Th 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo, Fr, Sa 11:00-17:00; Tu 12:00-17:00; We, Th 11:00-18:00; Su 12:00-16:00
Words Worth Books
Bookstore25.6 km from Elora
Words Worth Books is Bookstore on 96 King Street South, Waterloo. Words Worth Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
96 King Street South, Waterloo, N2J 1P5
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-519-884-2665
Old Goat Books
Bookstore25.6 km from Elora
Old Goat Books — Bookstore, found on 8 William Street East in Waterloo. Also worth knowing about Old Goat Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
8 William Street East, Waterloo, N2J 1K9
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Fr 10:00-21:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1 519-880-9595
Christian Science Reading Room
Bookstore26.1 km from Elora
Christian Science Reading Room is Bookstore.
KW Bookstore
Bookstore26.2 km from Elora
KW Bookstore is Bookstore on 308 King Street West, Kitchener. KW Bookstore also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
308 King Street West, Kitchener, N2G 1B7
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1 519-742-1261
A Second Look
Used bookstore26.3 km from Elora
A Second Look — Used bookstore, found on 109 King Street West in Kitchener. Also worth knowing about A Second Look: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
109 King Street West, Kitchener, N2G 1A7
Phone: +1-519-744-2274
Lookin' For Heroes
Bookstore26.5 km from Elora
Lookin' For Heroes is Bookstore on 83 Ontario Street South, Kitchener. Lookin' For Heroes also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu 10:00-18:00; We-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
83 Ontario Street South, Kitchener, N2G 1X5
Hours: Mo,Tu 10:00-18:00; We-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +1-519-570-0873
Comic Book Warehouse
Bookstore28.6 km from Elora
Comic Book Warehouse — Bookstore.
Bookstore listings for Elora: 2 in Elora and 23 more nearby 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.