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Store Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 10-5pm
Tuesday & Friday 10:30-5 pm
Saturday 10-5pm
Sunday 12-5pm
We are a unique, woman-owned used bookstore with 13,500 well-curated recent bestsellers in excellent condition. We serve coffee, teas, hot chocolate and cold drinks. We also host weekly mah jong games, Spanish lessons, and a Spanish Book Club.
Spanish Lessons: Courses begin in September, January and April.
Contact Ellen for registration reminders @ ellen@otisbooks.ca
Spanish Book Club: Last Thursday of each month @ 6:30pm
Mah Jong games: Open to all who know how to play.
Wednesdays 10:30am and 6:30pm
CATS
Since 2019, we have homed over 300 cats!
We host and accept applications for adoptable cats through Spay Day HRM.
The cats roam free, and we ask that you watch your children and your feet.
Seamus is our resident cat. He is always here and ready to make new friends.
While there is always at least one cat in store, adoptable cats
come and go at unpredictable intervals.
If your visit is primarily to meet adoptable cats, please call first.
STORE CREDIT
We do not offer store credit or trades for books. All store credit expired in 2019.

CBC News, 2025
https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcns/video/7564873588843629832?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
CBC Nova Scotia, October 24, 2025
How this bookstore has been helping cats find their forever homes: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6945718
Discover Halifax, 2025
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA3_iBNJAdr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Bored Panda, 2019
CBC News, 2020
https://share.google/2SRXwEWHNFJ1v8Yz0
Global TV, January 15, 2020
https://globalnews.ca/news/6414354/upper-tantallon-nova-scotia-bookstore-cats/
TikTok Reviews:
January 19, 2025
February 24, 2021
July 31, 2022
60-second documentary
store (902) 826-1823
ellen text (902) 430-8704
ellen@otisbooks.ca

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