Nifty Thrifty Bookshop

Find a good book, movie, music, greeting cards, and more in Ballard’s best kept secret, our Bookstore. 

Our amazing bookstore volunteers manage donations, categorize and keep the shelves stocked for your reading pleasure. Come find something new to read.

Need to clear off your bookshelves? Please consider donating your books to our bookstore. All proceeds support Ballard Senior Center Services and Operations. 

Nifty Thrifty Bookstore History
First there was a room without a real purpose; someone proposed they build a bookcase and have books for borrowing. Then shelves overflowed and they wanted more bookcases, and so it became a bookstore. It’s a bookstore open to the public and it has a name, “Nifty Thrifty Bookstore” run by a dedicated group I like to call Women of The Book. The Nifty Thrifty Bookstore keeps on growing from your ongoing generous donations. Thank you! Read more on the Ballard News-Tribune.

Thank you Mary Zippel and Wendy McCallum for donating the wonderful bookcases which line the bookstore. This amazing donation was made in 2012 and greatly increased the bookstore’s popularity. In 2013, Mary Zippel also donated a CD shelf to go on the wall. This wonderful addition to the bookstore will make access to our wide selection of music CDs easier to reach.