Bookstores in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Bookstores reward the browsers. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands has 32 mapped right now. That's 32 bookshops mapped around Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Edebé and Encuadernación Albabi, plus Esver. If a bookshop's missing from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria bookstore lineup
32 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, plus 1 more around Las Palmas de Gran Canaria below:
Edebé
Bookstore0.9 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Edebé — Bookstore.
Encuadernación Albabi
Bookstore1.1 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Encuadernación Albabi is Bookstore.
Esver
Bookstore1.1 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Esver — Bookstore.
Librería Viera
Bookstore1.1 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Viera — Bookstore.
Shalom Adonai
Bookstore1.5 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Shalom Adonai is Bookstore.
El Desván del Leprechaun
Bookstore1.6 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
El Desván del Leprechaun — Bookstore.
Re read Las Palmas
Bookstore1.6 km from Las Palmas de Gran CanariaRun by Carmas Scp
Run by Carmas Scp, Re read Las Palmas is Bookstore, found on 33 Calle Bernardo de la Torre in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Also worth knowing about Re read Las Palmas: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:30-13:30, 16:30-20:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
33 Calle Bernardo de la Torre, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35007
Hours: Mo-Su 10:30-13:30, 16:30-20:30
Phone: +34 828 12 79 21
Librería-Papelería Las Ramblas
Bookstore1.7 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería-Papelería Las Ramblas — Bookstore, found on 29 Avenida Juan Carlos I in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Also worth knowing about Librería-Papelería Las Ramblas: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:30,16:30-20:30; Sa 10:00-13:30,17:00-20:00; Su Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
29 Avenida Juan Carlos I, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35019
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:30,16:30-20:30; Sa 10:00-13:30,17:00-20:00; Su Off
Phone: +34 928481092
Agapea
Bookstore1.7 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Agapea — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Agapea: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:59.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:59
Librería Imprenta Rivero
Bookstore1.8 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Imprenta Rivero — Bookstore.
Idiomatika, Librería de Idiomas
Bookstore1.9 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Idiomatika, Librería de Idiomas is Bookstore.
Canary Books
Bookstore1.9 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Canary Books is Bookstore.
Casa del Lector
Bookstore2.0 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Casa del Lector — Bookstore.
El Libro Técnico - Casa del Lector
Bookstore2.0 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
El Libro Técnico - Casa del Lector — Bookstore, found on 44 Paseo Tomás Morales in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Also worth knowing about El Libro Técnico - Casa del Lector: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-14:00,16:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-13:30; Su Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
44 Paseo Tomás Morales, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-14:00,16:00-19:30; Sa 10:00-13:30; Su Off
Phone: +34 928367706
Área 51, Comics
Bookstore2.1 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Área 51, Comics — Bookstore.
Porto
Bookstore2.1 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Porto is Bookstore.
Librería Canaima
Bookstore2.2 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Canaima is Bookstore on 7 Calle Senador Castillo Olivares, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Librería Canaima also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-13:30,16:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; Su Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Calle Senador Castillo Olivares, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-13:30,16:00-20:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; Su Off
Phone: +34 928373220
Librería Ferrera
Bookstore2.2 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Ferrera — Bookstore, found on 9 Paseo Tomás Morales in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Also worth knowing about Librería Ferrera: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-13:30,16:30-19:30; Fr 09:30-13:30; Sa-Su Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9 Paseo Tomás Morales, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35003
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-13:30,16:30-19:30; Fr 09:30-13:30; Sa-Su Off
Phone: +34 928369714
Azulia, Libros de Viaje
Bookstore2.3 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Azulia, Libros de Viaje is Bookstore.
Librería Aranfaybo
Bookstore2.5 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Aranfaybo is Bookstore on 23 Calle Domingo J. Navarro, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Librería Aranfaybo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 11:00-13:30,17:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-13:30,17:00-20:00; Su-Mo Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23 Calle Domingo J. Navarro, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35002
Hours: Tu-Fr 11:00-13:30,17:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-13:30,17:00-20:00; Su-Mo Off
Phone: +34 677005169
Tao
Bookstore2.6 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Tao — Bookstore.
Librería Sinopsis
Bookstore2.7 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Sinopsis — Bookstore, found on 6 Calle de Perdomo in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Also worth knowing about Librería Sinopsis: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6 Calle de Perdomo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35002
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +34 928381438
Libreria Infantil
Bookstore2.8 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Libreria Infantil — Bookstore.
La Librería del Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria
Bookstore2.8 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
La Librería del Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria — Bookstore.
Isis
Bookstore3.0 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Isis is Bookstore.
Moebius
Bookstore3.0 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Moebius — Bookstore.
Obra Social Rincón del Lector Librería Solidaria
Bookstore3.2 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Obra Social Rincón del Lector Librería Solidaria is Bookstore.
Librería Obispado de Canarias
Bookstore3.2 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Obispado de Canarias — Bookstore.
Tirant
Bookstore3.6 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Tirant — Bookstore.
La Casa del Abogado
Bookstore3.6 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
La Casa del Abogado — Bookstore.
Librería Doramas
Bookstore8.6 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Doramas is Bookstore on 17 Calle León y Castillo, Arucas. Librería Doramas also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,16:30-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:30; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Calle León y Castillo, Arucas, 35400
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,16:30-20:00; Sa 10:00-13:30; Su off
Phone: +34 670808779
Librería Papelería Yaya
Bookstore9.0 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Librería Papelería Yaya is Bookstore on 5 Paseo Poeta Pedro Lezcano, Arucas. Librería Papelería Yaya also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00; 17:00-20:00; Sa 09:30-13:00,17:30-19:30; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Paseo Poeta Pedro Lezcano, Arucas, 35400
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00; 17:00-20:00; Sa 09:30-13:00,17:30-19:30; Su off
Phone: +34 618268243
What the map tells us about bookstores in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
10 of the 32 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
8 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Las Palmas de Gran Canaria bookstore crawl
The efficient Las Palmas de Gran Canaria bookstore crawl strings these together: Edebé, Encuadernación Albabi, Esver, Librería Viera, Shalom Adonai, El Desván del Leprechaun, Re read Las Palmas on 33 Calle Bernardo de la Torre, and Librería-Papelería Las Ramblas on 29 Avenida Juan Carlos I — 32 stops, one logical order. 24 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Browsing in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria? A little strategy helps:
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters at Edebé. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at Encuadernación Albabi. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Magazines and journals matter. The little-magazine rack is where new writers appear first. Cheap, weird, and full of discoveries.
- Check the events board. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 32 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 32 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
1 more within about 25 km of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, nearest first:
Atlas Bookstore
Bookstore14.5 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Atlas Bookstore — Bookstore, found on 48 Calle Juan Diego de la Fuente in Telde. Also worth knowing about Atlas Bookstore: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,16:00-20:00, Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
48 Calle Juan Diego de la Fuente, Telde, 35200
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,16:00-20:00, Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +34 616659583
Bookstore listings for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 32 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and 1 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.