Betsy's Bookshelf, New & Used Books in York, PA

12/05/2025

Check out this fantastic selection of trending (and Book of the Month) titles!!!

12/03/2025

Check this out!!! Molly Walsh spent months collecting blue and red hardcovers from our store to fullfill her vision. Mission accomplished…well done Molly📕📘

11/29/2025

Well said Whitney❤️❤️

First of all…. THANK YOU to everyone who came in today for Black Friday! At one point I looked up and just saw a sea of people and I stopped to take it all in.

Secondly, as we head into Small Business Saturday I want you to know the importance of shopping local all year long. Growing up my grandfather owned a store, you might remember, called Mailmans located in the Queensgate Shopping Center. I spent my childhood playing in the stockrooms, taking naps behind the counters, and on busy days I would help bag things. My whole family worked there, from my great grandmother, my grandparents, parents, to my uncle and aunt. I honestly grew up in retail, from the Sidewalk Sales in the summer to Christmas time, my whole world revolved around retail. Eventually, I worked in the jewelry department, small appliance area and in the stereo department as a teen. Mailmans was the one stop shop for everything you needed.

In the early 90s the Walmarts, Kmarts, and other big box stores started rolling into town. Mailmans at that time, had expanded and had two stores in York, as well as stores in Hanover and Lancaster. I was in my late teens when I began seeing our stores close, one by one, because our locally owned stores could not compete with the prices and selection that the bigger stores were able to offer. It was not possible because a locally owned store like ours could not buy the same quantities as the big box store, and so we were not able to get the same pricing. Eventually my grandfather’s dream business went bankrupt. It was a devastating time for my entire family.

I tell you this not to make you feel bad about shopping in big box stores, because we all do. But I want you to know what can happen if you don’t support the little mom and pop stores in our community. I have seen what losing everything looks like, and it’s not pretty. Each time I hear a store is closing in our community it truly hurts me. I know how much blood, sweat and tears go into each day of owning your business. And I know how hard it is to say goodbye to that dream.

So as we approach Small Business Saturday please let it be a day where you commit yourself to shopping locally all year, whenever you can. I don’t own my business because I think it will make me a billionaire. If you only knew the nights i lay awake worrying about things…I own Collage because I am passionate about bringing our community a unique and fun place to shop. A place where I dreamed of shopping, before I owned it. A place that not only sells fun stuff but gives 17 people jobs and gives back to our community all year long.

I hope tomorrow will be a day where we celebrate all the Small Businesses of York County! And I always feel like “Thank You”doesn’t feel like enough for your support of Collage. But please know how full of gratitude my heart has for this amazing community! ❤️ Whitney

11/29/2025

Shop with Libby tomorrow for Small Business Saturday!!! She will guard the feesh cookies with her life but will allow her favorite peeps to partake😂😂

BOGO Romance grab bags
BOGO Inspirational fiction grab bags
BOGO audio books

And as always, gift certificates are available!

Shop small, not mall!

11/28/2025

Please make us part of your Black Friday shopping…we will have sweet treats!!!

11/07/2025

Libby was feeling under the weather today with some belly issues. She says that she will feel better tomorrow so that she can come see her friends. Please come tomorrow and give Libby some extra love❤️

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween…Come find Waldo at the bookstore today!!!!!!!

10/22/2025

Libby was supervising the workers outside of the store today. A few of them came in to give her some love!!! She will be back on the job again tomorrow🚜👷‍♀️🚧

10/18/2025

Libby loves the little children…all the children at the store🎼🎵🎶

08/29/2025

Libby is resting up for your visits tomorrow at the bookstore!!

She said to tell you that novel AND thriller grab bags will be BOGO!!!!
(Two paper grocery bags for $10📕)