The Official Bookstore for Grinnell College
The Pioneer Bookshop is now fully open to the public. Masks are optional for those that are vaccinated.
Shop in our online store. You can choose to have us ship to your home, deliver to the campus mailroom, or you can pick up your purchase in person.
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The College’s Bookstore
The Pioneer Bookshop is the official bookstore for Grinnell College. We feature Grinnell College clothing, school and office supplies, art supplies, consumer electronics, greeting cards, and gifts. It is the most reliable source to buy new, used and digital textbooks. The bookshop also offers a wide selection of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books and toys. We take special orders for books and don’t charge shipping fees.
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Our reading groups are:
- Pioneer Bookshop Book Club
- Speculative Fiction Readers Group — Refer to the blog for details.
Hours:
Special Hours for New Student Orientation, August 20-22.
Friday (8/20) 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday (8/21) 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday (8/22) 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Regular Hours
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed