Old Book Barn

15 reviews

+1 (217) 875-0222

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126 S Route 51

Forsyth, IL 62535

+1 (217) 875-0222

http://www.oldbookbarn.net

A hidden gem among other book stores, Old Book Barn boasts a collection of over 250,000 volumes of books available to book lovers of all ages. With constant technological advancements, books sometimes end up being neglected. Our book store breathes new life for books and book lovers in Forsyth, IL and the surrounding areas.

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4.015 reviews

Marty A.

3/14/2013

If you like smell of old books, this is the place for you. For a used book store, the inventory is very well organized. They have a large inventory of both used hardbacks and paperbacks with some...

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Frank G.

3/28/2023

Old Book Barn is by far the best used book store in central Illinois and one of the best anywhere in the country imho

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Kiwi C.

4/28/2019

My husband and I had read an adulatory article about the store and the many thousands of books there, so we traveled up from St. Louis to take a look. The thousands of books were there, all right,...

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Rick R.

4/30/2023

Yep,they have a lot of books.The place does smell of mold.The staff is okay. I don't think it's anything to brag about.It is what it is.For cheap or hard to find books or magazines,it the place to...

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Brittany M.

4/29/2023

Selection of books are good. However, the staff shut the lights off 15 minutes before their closing time. This caused my 70 year-old mother to become trapped in the bathroom because she couldn't...

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