The Midtown Scholar Bookstore

A great place to go and find new and used books. Or just sit and enjoy alone time or visiting with friends over coffee. The staff is friendly and super helpful. They have absolutely SWEET baked goods. I particularly love the excellent short bread cookies and pecan bars) and good coffee.

This bookshop has a nice selection and is well organized although I found the prices for older books above average. As a bookseller with a brick-and-mortar shop, and an online seller (with a reseller tax ID), I asked if they offered a dealer/professional discount; most stores will offer a 10 or 20% discount to other dealers. They refused; nor would they honor a waiver of sales tax (again, I have a valid reseller tax number). I therefore ended up purchasing only two low-price modern fiction titles. A nice store but not friendly to fellow book sellers. I won't stop again when traveling through the area. As an addendum: their price stickers damage dust jackets; not good for book collectors (I am typically very adept at carefully and slowly removing stickers).

Wow! What an amazing bookstore!! I loved wandering and getting lost in the stacks, finding a stairway and wondering where it went! The staff was super friendly and the book selection was top notch!

Do you love books? Do you get excited about fresh and aromatic Chai lattes on a chilly morning? Well, I say you have to visit Midtown Scholar Bookstore in downtown Harrisburg! I was deeply intrigued by the name of the bookstore and I loved seeing all the books on bookcases encompassing the store from the outside. I enjoy discovering used and gently used literary gems in hidden places! Great prices, too! Once I had gone inside, I was immediately enthralled with everything that I saw at Midtown Scholar Bookstore - the open and very expansive entry way to the sight of the diversity and images of new and used books; the Cafe to the right; and stairways that led to adventure downstairs and upstairs on the upper level brought great excitement for me. My favorite beverage is undeniably the Fireside Chai Latte! Yummy with a sweet and robust flavor and great price! I sauntered throughout the entire independent bookstore and I marveled at the Children's, Art, American History, Fiction, Fantasy, Poetry, Current Events and Nonfiction, and Teen sections for a few hours. The best part for me was the many arresting and memorable quotes that were prominently displayed from the living and dead writers and authors throughout the bookstore. I loved that. The Midtown Scholar Bookstore is a very welcoming place in downtown Harrisburg and there are small tables on the upper level to enjoy a latte and read or talk with friends. Superb gem, indeed!

Not just a bookstore, but a destination. An outstanding collection of new and used books covering every category you could want. With a selection covering recent and popular books to obscure old books, local histories, manga, poetry, textbooks, and everything in between. A cafe provides drinks and light food with limited seating for you to sit and enjoy the beautiful interior and wrap around mural. We will certainly be back!