One of my favorite places in Austin! We give away books for Halloween, and at 50¢ each for kid and YA books including hardcovers, this is the perfect place to get them! Great variety and affordable for tea hers building classroom libraries and for any book nerd.

A wonderful idea.

Cheap and great selection!

Great selection of former library books, but also rare, used books, signed first edition copies, and (20th Century) antiquarian books. All at reasonable prices and, occasionally, they do a $2 all-you-can-fit-in-a-bag paperback sales.

I absolutely love coming to this store. The books are wonderfully priced and there are some true gems. There are also audiobooks, music sheets, maps, and sometimes even crafts and puzzles to buy. Its a wonderful place to browse and a great place to find a new read for everyone in the family. There is even a kid corner and its precious.

Recycled Reads is so authentically unique. So much so that it is hard to describe. So very much more than a ‘Used Bookstore.’ Yes, there are ‘Recycled Reads,’ and yes, it all benefits the Austin Public Library, but likely you’ll enjoy a poetry reading or a performance by the Austin Ukulele Society while you’re there, especially on Sunday afternoon.I enjoy going to my Sunday afternoon sewing Meet-Up there... and often leave plenty of time to browse books.I’ve brought neighborhood children and my granddaughter here to pick out books to enjoy. And for myself, I always check out the DIY and crafting section!

Stopped in really quick for some sheet music and WOW! This place is organized and have great prices on their used books! I noticed they take pride in what they sell! Awesome place!

Great, inexpensive used book selection! I particularly love getting travel guide books here! I visited on Saturday because they were hosting an Austin Fix It event where you could bring things that you needed to fix and get help from volunteers in your community to learn how to fix them yourself. I fixed a broken necklace chain and got some ideas for other things that might be worth bringing to fix in the future. This was a great location for this event!

Lovely thing they are doing here. The selection is always changing. I have found so many wonderful books and the best part they are 50 cents to a dollar a piece! Seriously check them out before you pay 27.99 at Barnes and Nobles. Ive been eyeing a copy of Team of Rivals for a while at the big book store. I found it here for one dollar! You will be helping the environment and contributing to a good cause! Less landfill!

Recycled Reads is well maintained and the staff seems friendly. The selection is hit or miss, but thats to be expected with a second hand bookstore and adds to the fun when you find something amazing. Not a huge selection of albums, but Ive had pretty good luck finding unique ones. Great place and its nice to be helping the library.

Yes, this place is run by the library, but its a book store. So its not the hush-hush place that a library is. You can talk, bring your cup of coffee & munchies in with you, chat with friends while knitting, coloring, or whatever. They have large tables with good overhead lighting if you need a place to lay out a project youre working on. Check their website site for the free events that happen regularly in the open space: crafting, poetry reading, live music, and more. They have great deals on jigsaw puzzles, music, movies, and, of course, books. You never know what serendipitous selections youll find on the shelves, so go back frequently and browse. Most paperbacks are $1, hardbacks $2. What a deal!

Had a very pleasant visit here today. There was nice music from the ukulele orchestra, and a table where a dozen or so people were doing crochet and knitting projects.Books are $2 for hard cover, $0.50 for paperback, and a selection of coffee table books, and more. One of my favorite places.

Great concept for a book store. Love that my money goes towards helping the libraries. Prices are cheap! They get donations frequently, so stop by regularly to see different books. They have a vintage/collectible section which is interesting to peruse through. Lots of kids books too, if you need to build up your kiddos library.

Awesome little bookstore. I found an entire 7 book series for $0.25 to $0.75 each. I love running in and digging through their shelves. You never know what you will find on their shelves.And, from what Ive seen, they are dog friendly! If you like to read, you must check this store out.

Awesome idea, pretty empty and anti climactic. I was expecting full stacks to dig thru and most of the shelves were mostly bare. There are definitely good deals to be had and the idea is great...just not sure it was worth the trek north of the river for.

I love Recycled Reads. It helps keep books out of landfills, helps people find affordable (under $2) books, movies, and music, benefits the library, takes in your donations with no fuss, and has special events like live music and crafting. Its really an underrated treasure in Austin.

This place is a gold mine. As a preschool teacher and mother of two Im always looking for deals for my children and this place has them. Friendly staff and great prices on Childrens books.

Absolutely priceless used book store. I picked up a second printing of Hemingway’s Farewell to Arms for $2.

I come here about once a month and always leave with a basket full of amazing finds! Google ways to remove library sleeves and labels if you dont want your home bookcase to look like you robbed your local library. WD-40 works wonders to remove adhesive residue. Books look good as new. I routinely pick up about 15 books and spend $20! Childrens books are 2 for $1. Paperbacks are $1, hard covers are $2. Select mass market paperbacks are $0.50 cents each. Just a great place...definitely worth it!!

Great selection of used books,music and more. I love going by to see whats new.

I would loved to know this place before! A lot of amazing books for just one dollar!!! Books for my wife, kids books and classic novels. We will come back every month for sure!

Love they take your books for recycling and other people get to use them.

This is the best bookstore for childrens book. I have a nephew that loves to read and its been great to indulge at $0.50 a book. Most of them are amazing quality, and he donates them to his school in China when hes done with them, so a win for everybody!

Really awesome place for finding unique books. $1 for papernacks and $2 for hardbacks. They weigh all the books so they know how much theyve collected. They also hold other fun events and workshops. If youre looking for something really unique follow them on Facebook to see their weird items posted!

Recycled Reads is a wonderful resource provided by the City of Austin. You will find tremendous deals on gently-used childrens books. Because its part of the City of Austin library system, the same great programming found at Library Branches usually finds its way to Recycled Reads. This past summer my family enjoyed a hilarious puppet show here.The staff are as friendly as the branch librarians. Which is very friendly.

Probably the best used books store I Ive ever visited.The vintage book selection is awesome and the prices are really low on pretty much anything. Most of the books are on excellent condition and I find the way the things are ordered very intuitive to find what I am specifically looking for.

Great offers. Came with my daughter and found everything we needed. Wish they had a more Spanish books variation.

Love this place. Great vibes, you can hang out at the tables like a library but you can talk! Cheap books, good selection

If youre a teacher or even just an avid reader, this place needs to be on your short list of places to visit! Library bound copies of high-interest books for $2 or less. Amazing! And the staff is so friendly!

Friendly staff of volunteers. This is a part of the Austin Library system, sort of a last ditch effort to save books. They weigh your purchase so they can keep track of how much waste stays out of the landfills. Good variety of books to look through in air conditioned comfort. Good luck coming out of the place without a purchase.

The selection is about as bad as it gets and the prices are terrible. While its a nice idea to support the library system this place is poorly executed attempt. Savers and goodwill have much better book selection and prices full stop. You should go just to see how bad the selection is.

Art made from books, book pages, puzzles, and other assorted media grace the shelves of Recycled Reads. I love stopping in to see what goodies Austin Public Libraries are tired of! Stop in here and brouse for awhile--youll find some really cool things at incredibly low prices!

Love to come in and look for my next read. They have something for everyone and I always find something else I needed to dive into.

Cheap library cast off and donated boos. Organized library style. Best place to get kids picture books, hands down! 50 cents for kids books. $1 and $2 for adult reads.

A great way to grow your library at a pretty minimal cost.The kids books are generally fairly picked-over, but if you volunteer there, youll often have a chance to buy things before the public has a crack at them.

Great place to study, Husband is free for an hour with a purchase at Zings. Lots of good books selected.

Recycled Reads is one of my favorite hidden gems in Austin! This is a great place to find high-quality used books from the Austin Public Library system. Most are under $2 each, with a few special editions as well. Off Burnet Road, and lots of great shopping nearby.

This is the best value for books in town. Its the libraries overflow store where books that are cycled out of libraries go first. You can also bring your own books to donate or volunteer here as well. The staff is always very friendly and nice. They even hold craft hours, reading to a therapy dog, etc. All childrens and youth books are 50cents. Hardcovers are $2, softcovers are $1.They also have sections of collectibles that range from $5-20.

One of the best used book shops around if youre looking for a cheap score and are willing to search for it. Since Recycled Reads is tied to the public library system, many of the books for sale here have library labels. Its also always really quiet in here, so the first time I came in I wasnt totally sure I hadnt walked into an actual library. Nope! Everythings for sale and at an unbeatable price!

It has a very library feel and had a group of knitters hanging out!

Great atmosphere and a wide selection of used books at unbelievable prices. I went crazy and was able to walk out with 39 books and a total of only $27.50! On top of this there are a number of fun events held at the store that only make each visit better.

Great place to pick up very affordable books (usually $1 per paperback and $2 per hardback!) and music. And all proceeds benefit the Austin Public Library!

What a great find! My coworker told me about this place. You can get softback books for $1, hardbacks for $2. They have other items like CDs and Records for very cheap. Its a great place to get things for your craft project. I picked up 23 records (3 bundle packs) for an art project for $3. They also have craft classes which I hear is fun. I will definitely be back.

You never know what treasures you will find here! Wonderful prices

Great deals on books and youre supporting the library. Add this place to your regular rotation.

Great prices! I love that this business supports the library. They have a large selection of books, audio books, and CDs. Its a treasure hunt!

The volunteers were all lovely, positive people! Found a bunch of great full size comic collections and CDs and left with a full box of stuff for $16! And the money helps the public libraries! They have collectable stuff, DVDs, study stuff, fiction and non fiction, and a ton of kids stuff. And its a Pokestop!

Truly friendly and much more than a bookstore it is a library.. Pleasant,quiet and affordable.

Love this place! everyone is amazingly helpful and insightful and there is an incredible selection of a wide variety.

I visit once a month. Good selection and always see different groups meeting. Nice that they help small local groups.

I love this place! All paperbacks are $1, all hardbacks are $2, kids books I think are 50 cents. You have to go with a spirit of serendipity; if youre looking for a specific book, youll do better to stick to Halfprice Books or Bookpeople or Amazon BUT if you are a bibliophile who enjoys the hunt, this place is AMAZING. It is especially good for moderate-to-highly popular fiction released in the last 2-10 years, classics, and biographies.

Great store. Relaxed and friendly. And really good deals on books, CDs, DVDs and other things

Its a nice, quaint little bookstore. They sell the libraries used books for only a dollar or two per book.

A-Mazing!! Cant wait to come back❤💯🤘

Love this store! Great prices and a nice place to read.

If you go there to find oddball treasures, rather than thinking you can find the exact thing you were expecting, it is always rewarding

Good books at a very cheap price.

Decent and very inexpensive collection of books, cd, dvd for everyone. It has great section of collectible books. Recommended.

Love this store ! It is the outlet for all of the books, audio, movies and Misc. that the Austin Library system is excessing...Super cheap, and you will never find a more esoteric collection of interesting stuff to peruse...a really fun afternoon...

Great selection & great prices!

I love going there to get books

Plenty of inexpensive books and other items.

Very VERY cheap books that came from the Austin public library. Its a decent little store, but it seemed a bit empty. The shelves in some areas, were quite barren.

Wonderful store, repurposes library culls and donations. Love this place

My children and I LOVE Recycled Reads!! They love getting lots of books; I love the price!

Great hidden gem in Austin for books. Super reasonably priced and great for children, teachers, and kids of all ages.

Hey, who doesnt like to poke around in a used bookstore.....if you do then enjoy.

If you love books at a great price...this is your place. Like to get cooking, travel, reference books..hard back $2 and paperback $1 except for collecibles..lots of temptations.

Love this place, drop in for some great deals, and stick around to read for a while!

Have lots of fiction but is quite thin on relevant non-fiction.

Great place to support the community and get wonderful books and media at phenomenal prices.

Amazing place to feed a book addiction. At $.50 a paperback, you cant lose. I filled several boxes today.

Love this place. I can spend hours here.

GREAT place to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Great deals on softcovers and hardbacks, and many craft projects. In addition, they have poetry nights and other events.

Nice staff, very organized books. The donations process was easy.

Ive never been to a bookstore that chides you for buying too many books. Odd.They used to have scores of re-sellers, elbowing people out of the way with their electronic gizmos, scanning books to resell online. My God that was tedious. Now, apparently, theyve swung in the other direction and give you the cold shoulder if youre politely taking your daughter out for her birthday and buying 50 dollars worth of books for the family. Cest la vie.

Small, well curated selection. Laid back atmosphere, cant beat the price.

Great place to find gently used books, cds, and dvds.

Not only is it clean and in order, the staff was of great help and friendly as well.

Awesome little book store super cheap super fun 🖤🖤🖤🖤

I go at least once a week gold digging for great books. Staff/Volunteers are an absolute delight as well.

A haven of Awesome for all book lovers.

This place is fantastic! They have children books and adult ranging in price from fifty cents to two dollars. I donated a ton of books to them recently because all the proceeds go towards the Austin Public Library.

Even better than Half Price Books! $2 curated hardcovers, $1 paperbacks

The best place to take your kids on any afternoon

Selection is always changing. The prices are 50 cents, one dollar and two dollars. I can find books that complete series I am collecting and then donate CDs, DVDs VHS & vinyl.

Best secret in Austin for buying books at low prices. 👍👍📚📚📚

Great store to buy books for kids.

As a book lover, this store is heaven. Visiting Recyled Read Bookstore will become a tradition anytime Im in town.

If you like used books, this is the place.

Books at great prices. It is always a hit and miss as to what youre looking for.

Incredible value & rapidly changing stock

Austins Friends of the Library bookstore. $1 for paperbacks, $2 for hardbacks... some collectibles priced higher. Selection varies from week to week.

Cheapest book store! They even get old library books, which are practically indestructible.

One of Austins best hidden gems.

Fantastic used bookstore!!

Small and amazing library with a lot of activities

Love treasure hunting here.

Great collection of kids books and cheap