About Us
Welcome to Book Bar!
I’m Brittany, our Chief Executive Officer, and I decided to pursue my big dream of opening a little bookstore by creating Book Bar LLC in the fall of 2023. I first moved to the area in 2019, and it did not take me long to figure out that this was a place where I could really see myself turning this into a reality. I absolutely cannot wait for Book Bar to become an integral part of this amazing community in 2024.
A little about me: my passion for reading started in my childhood and endured into adulthood, leading me to study English and Spanish literature at university. I then interned at various independent publishing companies and started my career at an academic book publisher, where I focused my efforts on marketing, author relations, and e-Book sales, but my soft spot for fiction and physical books endured. After careful consideration, it finally felt like the right time for me to make a leap and start my bookstore adventure.
At nearly 2,400 square feet, and located right next to Oldies Laundromat and in front of The Nerd Place, Book Bar will offer a third space outside of work and the home for lovers of cozy beverages and binge-worthy books to find their latest reading obsession or gather with other bookworms, all in a dark academia-inspired space!
We are, first and foremost, a new and gently used bookstore focusing primarily on fiction (horror, thriller, mystery, romance, fantasy, magical realism, and literary fiction), with a dash of other genres available. Our beverage bar will offer coffee, tea, and themed mocktails. We are happily brewing beans roasted by local, veteran-owned Cleona Coffee Roasters in Annville, PA and offering bags of book-themed coffee for purchase from Fable Grounds Coffee based out of Maryland. In our store, you will also be able to find bookish gifts (a bookstore-scented candle, anyone?).
As an independent bookstore, we strive to be a welcoming presence for all, and we will be hosting author events, book clubs, and more to grow community offerings. Keep an eye on our calendar webpage to see the upcoming events that will become available. This will become more populated as we get closer to our opening day (to be announced).
The support that has already been voiced by the community has helped propel this all into existence, and we know we cannot do it all without you, dear reader!
You can find us at our physical location (once we finally open!) at 50 N. Railroad St. Ste. 1 in Palmyra, PA just minutes from downtown Hershey and the ever-famous Hersheypark. Alternatively, you can support us online by purchasing audiobooks on libro.fm or having books shipped directly to your door at bookshop.org. (Please note that products listed on this website or the aforementioned affiliated websites do not necessarily reflect our in-store inventory or availability).
I cannot WAIT to see what the future has in store for us.
See you soon,
Brittany L. Haynes
Chief Executive Officer, Book Bar LLC
