About
Summer hours:
Monday through Friday: 8 am to 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am to 5 pm
Sundays: 9 am to 4 pm
Fall Hours:
Starting August 26th!
Monday through Friday: 7 am to 7 pm
Saturday: 8 am to 5 pm
Sundays: 9 am to 4 pm
We are offering a new food & beverage menu as well as our thousands of used books, local & featured new books, and merchandise (including bulk tea & coffee), all available for you to browse and purchase. We are still proud to host Stax of Trax records and Tiger’s Eye Vintage, which are both open during our hours listed above.
LOCATION
We are located at 133 E. Beaver Ave, with a ramped entrance off of Humes Alley and a street-level entrance right next to Uncle Eli’s on Beaver Ave.
(If you’re wondering, yes, we are the same Webster’s that used to be on Allen, or you might even remember Seven Mountains Books over on Pugh!)
What we Value
Environmental Sustainability
From our founding in 1999, Webster's has been serving fair-trade, organic, bird-friendly coffees exclusively, offering our customers coffee that ensured safety and well-being for the farmers and the environment. We were also the first local café to start offering biodegradable & compostable to-go cups.
Our cafe has been using local produce and organic choices since we first expanded our food menu back in 2004. Now we offer full catering services and will build specialty menus for your events, especially those centered around vegan, gluten-free, local and organic choices for your guests.
A Fair & Safe Workplace
Webster's pays all of our employees a living wage, a rate that's well above minimum wage and not dependent on tips. All employees also agree to a zero-tolerance sexual harassment policy and are committed to inclusion.
Inclusive Community
Our staff and our regular customers share a commitment to create a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for everyone who enters. Webster's has long supported local community groups by offering free meeting space. We also take pride in providing a platform for both local and touring musicians, visual artists, and poets through our events.
Our Founder
Elaine Meder-Wilgus
Business Owner & Community Builder
Elaine is the owner of Webster's Bookstore Cafe, but got here with the help of a a long line of supporters. She knew, despite how crazy it seemed to others, that by combining all of her passions under one roof – books, coffee, food, performance & people – that the community would support Webster's. After all, Webster's isn't just about the wares that fill it: it's about the people.
Stop by and talk to Elaine about catering an upcoming event, enjoy lunch by yourself or with a friend, grab a cup of our delicious coffee or one of our 80+ loose leaf teas/tisanes. Or just come in and browse the stock of over 80,000 used books and vintage vinyl.
