As of April 30, 2023, we have officially closed our doors.

Thank you to all of our wonderfully loyal customers and the Hastings community for supporting us over the last 36 years. We appreciate your patronage immensely! We will miss seeing your faces come in through our doors and sharing books with all of you. We are sad to close this chapter, but we will cherish all of the memories made here and at our events over the years, forever!

With love,

Amada Abad and family

Welcome!

Galápagos Books has been one of Westchester’s leading independent book stores since 1987.

We are pleased to offer more than 10,000 book titles for every interest, occasion, and gift-giving need.

We have foreign language books, children/teen books, and a range of best-sellers.

We have an extensive collection of author and illustrator signed editions.

We also offer readings, author and illustrator book signings, and a variety of social events.

So stop by, take a look around, and feel free to ask our helpful staff (or me) for suggestions.

We hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,

Amada Abad, Owner and Manager


This cozy little independent antidote to the major chains has an excellent selection of multi-cultural literature (everything from board books to novels) in Spanish, Italian, Japanese, French, and German. Special emphasis is paid to the readers-of-tomorrow, with regularly scheduled story times and author visits.
— Westchester Magazine