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We know the white drop ceiling doesn’t fit that 1920’s Montana look that we’re after. We also know that we don’t have the budget to remove it, paint all of the exposed ductwork, and replace the lights. So we came up with a compromise: paint that ceiling dark brown, which practically makes it...

As you can see in the “before” picture, the future home of This House of Books looks very much like what it used to be: an MSU-Billings extension facility. Since we’re going for a historic prohibition-era Montana look, that blue carpet was the first thing to go!

Before we started our renovations...

This House of Books, a new Billings community-owned bookstore, has signed a lease on a 2,800 square foot space in downtown Billings. The building, originally the Billings Masonic Temple, is located at 224 North Broadway at the corner of 3rd Avenue North across the street from the Alberta Bair...

Welcome to the first installment of our new podcast, “With a Cup of Tea.” In episode zero, we introduce This House of Books; our host, then general manager, Gary Robson; and our first guest, member-owner, author, and board member Precious McKenzie.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/k_gAGAelt30

We had a great crowd last night at the Billings Library for the rollout of the new name, along with investor information, updates on the space, and more. For those who missed the meeting, fear not! There will be plenty more of them around town. Watch this website or our Facebook page for details...

See that tagline at the top of this website that says “your community-owned independent bookstore and tea shop”? It takes a community to make a project like this happen. We can’t just wait for someone else to do it—we each need to jump in and get involved.

There are lots of ways to get involved in...

The following is the press release that the co-op issued today (2016-05-01)

The Billings Bookstore Cooperative has hired Gary Robson to manage the new store they intend to open later this year. They have also purchased the assets of Red Lodge Books & Tea, which Robson and his wife have owned since...

Today was the first general meeting of the Billings Bookstore Cooperative member-owners, in the upstairs meeting space of the Good Earth Market, another Billings cooperative.

The first order of business—after determining that all present were properly subscribed for at least one voting share—was a...