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Our private parking lot out back. You can park in any of the spaces marked for Orca at no charge.
Our new storefront on 5th!
Exterior Mural
Good selection of used books
Our new storefront!
Orca Books Gifts ·$$

Orca Books is the largest independent bookstore in Olympia, Washington, located in the heart of downtown's vibrant shopping district. Orca stocks new and used books, cards, and journals, and are proud to carry many locally-produced items by Olympia artists and craftspeople.

Website: orcabooks.com

Phone: (360) 352-0123

Cross Streets: Between Adams St SE and Franklin St SE

Closed now

  • Wed 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

315 5th Ave SE Olympia, WA 98501 ·2301.12 mi

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  • Accessible

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Sara G. 10/03/26

Orca Books is such a welcoming downtown Olympia gem! The atmosphere invites you to slow down, browse, and enjoy being surrounded by books... and the resident bookstore cats make the visit even...

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Samantha A. 05/14/26

Love this place. Love the resident cats and the staff. They have a lot of very cool books, plus they can order any book for you as well. Great location, right next to the record store and down the...

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Alexis V. 12/14/25

there are two cats here, so when u enter and exit, ensure that u close the doors. the cats were chill and just cuddling each other. Got a book for Dillon while I was here with him because it was...

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Sarah S. 02/05/25

We came into Golden Hour as a party of 2 at 2:00 on Sunday. We immediately fell in love with the ambiance-there is so much to do in such a chill and relaxed place! There are pool tables, places to...

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Allen S. 07/27/24

A great bookstore downtown, if you are wanting to explore a place with character and perhaps allow serendipity to intervene with your next read. They aren't going to have the NY Times...

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