Willow Books

Toronto, Canada

2.3

Closed now

3 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 416-534-2665
Website:
www.willowbookstore.com
Address:
333 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1W7
University of Toronto, Downtown Core
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
600 ftSt. George
910 ftSpadina
920 ftBedford Road
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Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Parking
Street
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes

Today

Today 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Toronto) 11:56 Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Thursday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Friday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Text books/​academic/​philosophy/​literature/​science/​history/​math, etc.

We also buy textbooks and a wide range of ‘good’ books.

History

Established in 1983.

Various locations in the Annex area continuously since 1983

–30 years.

Meet the Business Owner

David W.

Business Owner

selling books since 1983

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3 reviews of Willow Books

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Place rating: 1
Toronto, Canada
Horrible place. Terrible attitude and ignorance. So many great stores in the area. I would highly recommend bypassing this craps hole.
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
Small hole-​in-​the-​wall bookstore located on Bloor Street West, near the Annex. Besides books, the store also carries clothes and other home crafts that are sold by the entrance. Prices tend to be steep for old books compared to other bookstores I’ve shopped at on Yonge Street, but it’s worth a look if you’re looking for a rare or hard to find book.
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
Willow Books reopened a while back at 333 Bloor Street West (wedged in right next to the Bata Shoe Museum). Upstairs is more or less what you’d expect: a medium-​sized used bookstore with quite a decent selection. Downstairs is essentially a permanent garage sale: racks of clothing and a whole room of bargain books! It’s a bit chaotic at times, but well worth having a look through. Now, the store is kind of devoid of natural light, which can make it feel mildly claustrophobic; some of the employees are friendlier than others; and if my experiences are any indication, attempts at keeping track of customers’ store credit are almost irreparably disorganised. (I had to direct one employee to the shelf, to the notebook, and to the page where my name was written — and even then he couldn’t make sense of what another employee had written there!) But these are pretty minor reservations, and Willow Books is very decent otherwise. Keep a lookout for their sales, too!