Welcome to
The Literature Laboratory,
our child-centred bookshop
in the heart of
Hay-on-Wye, town of books.
We always look forward to inviting locals and visitors into our unique, independent bookshop curated by, and for, children and their families.
If you can’t yet make it in person, we would love you to visit our online bookshop at Bookshop.org where we have many ‘bookshelves’ reflecting the flavour and ethos of The Literature Laboratory. Here you can order books to be delivered to you directly, whilst still supporting us as an independent bookseller.
Community
At The Literature Laboratory we aim to create a vibrant community that is more than 'just a bookshop’, where children can indulge their imaginations, explore their true selves, learn to understand others, foster a sense of belonging and invest in their own wellbeing - especially through a connection with Nature.
Periodically we hold activity clubs and author workshops to bring our young readers together. We curate many of our bookshelves based on the choices of our ‘Literature Ambassadors’ from local schools, as well as stocking many local authors and illustrators.
We consult our Literature Ambassadors regularly to make sure that our stock is primarily child-directed, whilst also working closely with the schools to promote literacy and engagement with books.
