Book Thing of Baltimore Inc

My daughter ❤️ find this place and said that I would love it,,and she was so right. When we were in the line, we had conversations with a few people waiting too, so it didn't seem like a long wait time. The inside of this place is so awesome,,every kind of books that you can think about. There are 3 different rooms to look around at. It's just too much to see in one trip. I'm really liking forward to going back again. It's all free and you can get as many books that you can carry

It was a great experience and exciting to see so many books across so many topics. There were people of different ages and backgrounds brought together for the love of reading. I'm looking forward to the next even to can attend!

First time and we had fun! We had to wait an hour to get in and they give you 55 mins to browse around and to take any books you like. The volunteer workers are so nice and helpful. Bring bags and dress for the weather.

I walked in with 2 empty bags and left with 2 bags full of treasure. How could anything be wrong with that?!?!

They give you free books once a month. And you can drop off books that you'd like to hand off to someone else. This is so fantastic it feels illegal. I hope they stay open. What I'm really happy about is one of the books I left on the table, my dad saw an interest in it and picked it up and it has been checking it out. That makes me happy.

I took my daughter and her friend to The Book Thing for the first time in April 2024. It was an easy process with many friendly and very helpful people to guide us through before and once we entered. It really is overwhelming to see how many books are there for anyone to take. So nice. The girls each chose 4 books and we left shortly after that. The checkout process was super simple too. The next part, wasn't great. After we jumped in the car, we drove around back to the donation area. There was a small lot, a pop up tent and a few people working. I parked and hopped out with 2 bags of books we were going to donate. I walked up to the table and the man working there told me they were not taking donations... that it was after 2pm. It was 2:10, ok. However, the tent was out. The doors were open. People were working and taking books in off of the tables. Others were picking up boxes of books off the ground. And the SIGN THAT SAID "DONATIONS" WAS STILL ON THE STREET. I asked If I could drop off since they were all still there, still picking up books and still moving them inside. He said "no". I said, but your sign is still there saying that you are taking donations... Are you telling me you don't want my books? He said no. So, I took my books back to the car and left with a bad taste in my mouth and a bad impression of this seemingly lovely service. Too bad.

Amazing concept, I love coming here! Parking lot is free, but full most of the time. Bring books if you want to donate, but not required. Take as many books as you like! When you inevitably fill your arms with books there is a pile of boxes for you to grab and use. Make sure to sign out when you're done!