The interior of the Pioneer Bookshop showing merchandise

Grinnell College Pioneer Bookshop

The Official Bookstore for Grinnell College

Located in historic downtown Grinnell, Iowa. You may visit our store in person or 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.

For specials and announcements, watch our Facebook page and Instagram.

Visit the Pioneer Bookshop online.

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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Contact Information

Phone
641-269-3424

Pioneer Bookshop
933 Main Street
Grinnell, IA 50112
United States

Hours

Regular Hours

Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Jingle Bell Holiday

Friday, Nov. 22:  Open until 8 p.m.

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours

Wednesday, Nov. 27:  8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28: Closed
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29–30: 9 a.m.–1 p..m.

December Special Hours

Dec. 2–6:  8:30 a.m.–7 p.m.
Saturdays until Christmas: 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23:  9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Dec. 24–Jan. 1: Closed

 

 

 

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