Keynote Used Records & Books

South Lake Tahoe, United States

4.3

Closed now

9 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 530-541-6967
Address:
2660 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
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Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes

Today

Today 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (South Lake Tahoe) 07:59 Friday, 27 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

quality used books, literature, popular fiction, science fiction, western americana, poetry antiquarian, philosophy, history etc.

. Used CD’s Lp’ rock jazz classic country,

45’s, 50’s collectibles.

78’s from th e 1920’s and 30′, some rock and Rr&B;

collectible records. We are not just a classic rock shop.

No videos or dvd’s

History

Established in 1986.

I moved up from LA after selling for years at the famous Capitol Records swap meet.

Meet the Business Owner

ray H.

Business Owner

record and book collector and sometimes dealer since 1975.

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9 reviews of Keynote Used Records & Books

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Place rating: 5
Salinas, CA
SO MANY BOOKS. Plan on spending some time here — because it’s like a treasure hunt. Each time I looked at a new shelf another title caught my eye. Great prices, huge & eclectic selection. Really glad we found this gem of a store.
Place rating: 5
Pleasanton, CA
I was back in Lake Tahoe, and visted this store. This is one of those stores I can never leave without spending money. His prices are great, and worse, he has EPHEMERA. That never looks good for my finances (I am only kidding :)). He has great stock. Old pulps? Dime store novels? Sheet music? Yearbooks? Bing crosby? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and… yes. He has it all. I hope this store stays in business, because you do not find many like him.
Place rating: 5
Benicia, CA
Great place owner is friendly knowledgeable and perfect mix of old and new reasonable prices
Place rating: 4
Sacramento, CA
The only used bookstore we could find in Unilocal that was open on a Sunday. I walked out with 6 books so it was a success, for me at least.
Place rating: 5
South Lake Tahoe, CA
This was a lovely little place. My family and I found everything we were looking for. From fantasy books and romance books. To animal books for our son. We will definitely be returning for some more books soon.
The older Man, who I am assuming is the owner, was very kind and knew exactly where the books I was looking for were.
He has a fantastic selection of not only books, but records as well.
I definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a good book or record to add to their collection.
Place rating: 5
Santa Monica, CA
Really cool place. Super quiet and laid back. Not intimidating at all. I only took a quick look at the records they had but they were decently priced and had a great selection. Awesome $ 1 bargain bin. Reminds me of the kind of place your old eccentric high school English lit teacher would run after retiring from teaching. Smells good too.
Place rating: 3
Eugene, OR
Not going to find any hard rock, metal, or punk here. Definitely an older rockabilly and country shop. I dug a long while and finally got something worth getting. If you gots time, come. Otherwise dont.
Place rating: 3
Sunnyvale, CA
Keynote is a small but saturated store, filled to the brim with good vinyl finds and some great books as well. There’s a decent selection of vintage volumes in cabinets lining the back and some great art books near the front. The owner knows his stuff, and seems genuinely passionate about his wares. Make sure that you set aside a decent amount of time if you stop by, however– leave yourself a bit of a temporal margin for searching underneath the shelves and for browsing the discount boxes out front.
Place rating: 4
Morro Bay, CA
Hey everyone! There IS a bookstore in town. With Neighbor’s gone we no longer have a good source of new books, but Keynote offers a decent selection of used books and records. In a bigger city I would give this store 3 stars, as it is a wee overpriced (though still plenty affordable) with its paperbacks. I enjoy its selection, especially of hardcover fiction and history. There is also a sizable record collection here, though that isn’t my area so I can’t comment. My one gripe is that the staff (usually the owner, watching gymnastics on his computer) isn’t very attentive, and while I don’t want to be harassed (hello Neighbor’s) I would like to be greeted and perhaps asked every other visit or so if there is anything in particular for which I am searching.