I had some time to kill today before brunch and went into The Dusty Bookshelf. What a great place!…read moreIt has a very solid selection and the staff was helpful. I love the table with the Grab Bags! I only ended up purchasing one book, but I would love to go back next time I'm in Lawrence.

I love this book store. I have gone here for years. Plenty of great books. The customer service is…read morenonexistent. Every time I go in, the staff ignores me. When I get to the register to BUY books, most of the staff are quite rude. Staff will talk to staff as opposed to engaging with customers. My last visit was one of the worst. I believe "it" didn't want me in the store at all. I was buying a lot of books. There are some staff that are human and are very pleasant.

Another can't miss spot in Lawrence. I love finding stores with unique finds and we are happy to…read moresupport them every chance we can.

I was not impressed when I checked out this store while on Mass Street. The storefront is the most…read moreunwelcoming one downtown and there was a lot of discriminatory signage that showed they only let certain kinds of people inside their store. I thought Lawrence was supposed to be a very welcoming, tolerant city but maybe I was mistaken.

we were downtown while visiting 'home'. Having grown up in Lawrence when you had Kief's and…read moredoing record hunting the first time around I found it rather soul soothing to go into a place again and thumb through a thousand records again. Some are new, some are used. Place is packed with records from one end to the other and you have to navigate in/around the people there which is how it was done in the old days. I remember finding 'The Information Society' in downtown Lawrence as a teen, was funny to me in that I was picking up They Might Be Giants first release, and the Big Science release from Laurie Anderson. Things I did in the late 1980s once before. I hate feeling like some old person saying 'back in my day' but there is a sense of contentment to flip through a huge selection of sounds, seeing things and deciding if based just on the cover if it's worth spending your hard earned money on. Something playing over head selected by someone who works there, finding something new, it was a shared experience that I think we miss now with everything algorithmic and solo. The only downside being that it's hard to balance a solid selection in a physical location, I'm sure compared to 'online' but there's nothing quite like flipping through records and finding something you were looking for. Solid pricing for a retail location in downtown, you're not going to buy 11 records for a penny like Columbia house but you won't be disappointed with the selection and the hunt.

Best record store within a 600 mile radius. A good variety of records across genres both new and…read moreused. A good, fair grading system for used vinyl. Also a good selection of 45s which you don't always see around the area. If you live in KC and are looking for records, make a day trip to Lawrence and the Love Garden.

The total are good Prices are high…read more But the political views of the owner or manager not appreciated. We weren't even talking politics but he went on a rant. We were taught not to talk politics or religion I'm public. Ruined our shopping experience. Nota good idea.

Every toy you could possibly imagine is here! You don't need to come in with a shopping list. Let…read morethe toy store tell you what you need.

The 3-star rating is in large part due to safety concerns in this venue, as parts of the interior…read moreare stunning, and the film festival held there was entertaining and pleasantly educational. This beautiful old building is surrounded by scaffolding so you can't really see its architecture, but I didn't see any renovation happening outside or inside, where the walls are covered with gorgeous murals, other detailed artistic painting, and intricate hanging light fixtures. The old-but-comfortable theater-style balcony seats are covered with red velvety fabric. It's a visual feast. However, renovation inside is massively needed, especially for safety concerns. When the lights were turned out for the films it was almost pitch black, with no modern-day dim "safety lighting"...not even enough to navigate if you needed to. And right in front of each balcony seats there's flooring maybe 1' deep for your feet to rest on (not enough), which then drops precipitiously almost another 1' to the next level of floor that you need to reach to walk in or out of the row! While this creates a clear view of the stage for every row of seating, it's very dangerous. To get into the row you need to step down to the lower section to walk across but there's nothing to hold onto except the arm of the seat on the end, and I needed the help of the willing hand of the kind person seated there to feel safe. The stairs to the balcony could accommodate 3 to 4 people across, but you have to be on the outer edge to have a hand railing. One woman tripped at the top of the stairs to the balcony and slammed very hard into the backs of our seats, and her popcorn rained down everywhere, including on us. I don't remember how wide the space is between that last step and the seats, but it seems there wasn't enough, or much demarcation visible between the last step and the floor. We were all rattled by the impact, the noise, and the popcorn, but she was able to get up with help and get to her seat. I'm do remember thinking it would be easy to fall there, and I was glad I wasn't the one who did! The main level has no fixed seats, just very uncomfortable-looking wooden chairs set up in rows. That didn't seem like a good time during a 3-hour film festival! There were two pretty decent bathrooms available on the that floor, and I was told there was one on the balcony level, but I couldn't see it. However, I wouldn't have even tried to navigate from the dangerous seating set-up in the dark to get to any bathroom! The only open concession area was on the main level, in a small dark niche, and unlike modern theaters, there was no food, just beverages (including cocktails), candy and popcorn. The high prices on those were the most modern thing in the building! The eight or so short films in the festival were all human-interest stories of one or more persons and their interactions with and adventures in nature. All were inspiring and interesting, all had some scenic nature and landscape views, and I think all included water elements. But none were quite what I expected, as I had learned about the "Wild & Scenic Film Festival" at a viewing of the stunning panoramic "Wings Over Water" on the Extreme Screen in Union Station in KC a few nights before. Wild and scenic nature at its finest! This fundraiser for nature and environmental causes was well put-together and organized by volunteers, and I think very successful, because as far as I could see, the theater was packed, and many people had attended it for years! Water One was the main sponsor, joined by many other generous partners. Raffle tickets were sold for one lucky person to win a large kayak, and everyone received a free ticket for a prize raffle with a plethora of good items, including several wooden bird and bat houses, nature-and-on-the-water clothing items, quality t-shirts and water bottles, and many more worthy prizes winners could choose from. I was one of many lucky free ticket holders, and very happy with my surprise gift bag containing a soft "There is no lemonade without water" t-shirt, a WaterOne recycled plastic bottle that claimed it "kept 1,085 plastic bottles out of the environment," and a small zippered clip-on pouch full of First Aid essentials!

Many good memories at Liberty Hall over the decades, but if I'm keeping it real, there are better…read moreplaces to catch a show. In college, we used to rent movies here where you could find a collection unlike anywhere else. I saw movies here, using a phone flashlight to navigate the pitch black upstairs seating. I saw shows here, and the location on Mass is second to none. Came up a few weeks back and it felt good to be back here, but also.. sweatier than I remember? The place was packed and it was almost impossible to move. The sound from the band was AWFUL, I wondered if it was all the mixing board or what. I think the reality is we were under an overhang and it causes the bass to echo and reverberate. The show ended up being pretty decent, but I wasn't loving the vibe necessarily. I think if you are catching something here, getting ticketed seats upstairs is the way to go. All in all, it's fine, but I won't be scrolling the website here to find the next show to see.

What a wonderful store. Incredibly helpful owner full of suggestions to point you in the right…read moredirection.

Ordered one textbook from Barrister Books for this semester. Book arrived in good condition, on…read moretime, and offered both a better price and rental duration than the Amazon Textbook rental service. Happy with this service!

I ordered a copy of a new book that was written by a writer from Scotland and isn't available for a…read morefew more weeks to most readers in the United States. The price was full price; about the same as the very few other sellers who have it right now in the United States and Canada. Since I was excited to read the book and it's snowing tons in the U.S. a lot right now in the KS and Nebraska area, I ordered 2-6 expedited shipping to WA state so it would get here FAST. The seller took my cash and sent it GROUND INSTEAD OF EXPEDITED.(?!?!?!) Not cool. No explanation of why they did so, either. There goes about eight dollars of my money. Got here in about 5 days safely instead of two or three, but DON'T GIVE CHEAP MAIL SERVICES when the customer PAYS for EXPEDITED. Come on already. BE HONEST, Barrister Books!!! Shame on you!

First time coming here, wanted to see what this store offered. Mainly varieties of dungeons and…read moredragons, board games cards and pop figures. Store has a fair selection at pretty high prices. Staff was friendly as they let me peacefully browsed the store.

Today was my first time visiting this store, I've never seen such an amazing place! I wish we had…read moresomething like this up in Massachusetts! I was blown away by the selection of games and other things!

One of the favorite stop that I made while visiting Kansas was 1313 Mockingbird Ln. This is an…read moreawesome and amazing toy, memorabilia, nostalgia shop. It's right on Massachusetts Street just to the outskirts of downtown. I saw toys from my youth. I saw more recent toys. I saw stuffed animals and T-shirts. Check out the pictures because my descriptions are not gonna do this place justice. The folks that were working there were extremely helpful and friendly. If you're anywhere near Lawrence Kansas, make sure you stop in and patronize this small business. You'll be surprised what you'll find. I'm going back to Ohio with a smile on my face. And I'm only gonna be able to put 10 or so photos here so be sure to go over to Google Maps and check out the rest

First time coming here, this place is really cool. It's almost like a trip to Hot Topic or…read moreSpencer's at the mall but with great collectible merchandise. Prices are not bad, I saw tons of pins that I was interested in. Tons of collectibles of horror icons too. Staff was friendly and it was quite busy.

What a hole in the wall of a gem. You may have a hard time finding it but when you do, you will be…read morehappy you did. Super friendly staff, great conversation and nice selection. They carry many of the staples when it comes to the classics and "must haves" for a collection but I did find some LP's that I was surprised to see there. I will definitely return to see what other goodies I can find here.

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