Tom's Used Books

I use to frequent this place. I cannot compete with smell of cats and cat poop any longer. I walked in this morning and there were two giant poops by two cats. I will check back in here to see if it gets better. Probably not going back till the AQI improves.

Use to make a point of dropping in here when I worked in the area. Found a couple of books I wanted over time. However, in this last visit a few weeks ago, the cat pee smell was so overwhelming I almost had to dart outside for air. They appeared to be trying to clean up and air the place out, but it was not working. I like cats but whew! Best wishes for the future.

There's cats. In the book store. Cats. Also a fantastic selection of books and other media paired with knowledgeable staff. Sure that's cool - but CATS!

Friendliest and cutest cats(!) and an amazing selection of fair-priced books. 10/10 recommend

Service was great , great awesome selection of books, lots of different selection of categories, the value of this book store is great too.

Nice book store with cats lounging around. The kids loved it. I don't think I saw a lot of children books but they have a lot of old books but new as well. We were able to get the kids an activity book for the lunch we were going to have across the way.Parking seems busy because we had to park in the back. It's close to a lot of other shops, a movie theater and places to eat.

Nice place but it smells awful due to the cats. If you have allergies, take a pill before you go in.

I came by Tom's Book Store for the first time today. I was checking out downtown Lodi and it was my favorite store. The selection is incredible and the condition of the books is very good. I like the fact Tom has cats wandering around the store, visiting with customers. It adds to the charm of the place. The young ladies who work there are very polite and helpful. I bought two books and thought it was really cool that Tom played a song for me on his computer connected to the topic of one of my books, Catalina Island. It made my experience there even sweeter and more memorable. If I return to Old Downtown Lodi, I will stop in again.

Um...don't get me wrong, I love cats but cats in a bookstore, maybe not. Immediately when you open the door the smell of cat, and urine hits you. But I still decided to go in. Lol. Very confusing layout. Couldn't even find the genre I needed. Tried to find someone to help me, maybe they were in the back with the cats? The store seemed old, dusty and dirty. I'm all down for a treasure hunt, in someone's attic, not here. Went in the summer, no ac, and the smell, I can't return. Not sure how this got started, maybe in the 70s with 1 cat, and it was cute, and then another 30 cats came to stay? Here is the one book I did purchase, it was 5 dollars. Alot of books I saw were 10 bucks. Tad high for me, at that price I'll order online. Try and support the local small businesses when I can. I tried

The smell was unbearable. Couldn't look round due to the stench of cat pee. Disgusting