Old Firehouse Books

Old Firehouse Books has been a cherished institution in Fort Collins' walkable Old Town district since 1978, growing alongside the city's transformation into one of Colorado's most vibrant cultural centers. The store embraces Fort Collins' unique identity as both a college town and craft beer capital, hosting popular beer-and-books pairing events in collaboration with local breweries that have become a model for creative bookstore programming nationwide. Colorado State University students and faculty keep the environmental science and graphic novel sections particularly active, while the Colorado history collection attracts Front Range residents eager to learn about their home. The in-store cafe serves coffee from a local roaster and pastries baked on-site. With its creaking wooden floors, hand-painted signage, and the faint, pleasant aroma of old paper, the store radiates the kind of warmth that keeps customers coming back for decades.