Tattered Cover Book Store

As the largest independent bookstore in Colorado, Tattered Cover is considered by many to be a cornerstone of the community. In addition to hosting hundreds of free events and activities each year for the community, we are (1) working with local agencies to provide internships for youth experiencing homelessness or underemployment, (2) partnering with Reach Out & Read Colorado to provide books to children across the state, (3) partnering with the Department of Corrections, Mile High WorkShop, and Remerg to provide books to prison libraries, provide employment to formerly incarcerated people, and end recidivism by connecting people to needed resources, and (4) supporting other activities that serve the public good. 

No one owns and operates an independent bookstore to get rich—people who own bookstores or work at them do so because of the love of books and the transformative power of books, and the community that is created when book lovers come together. During her long tenure as the owner of Tattered Cover, Joyce Meskis was one of the guiding forces of independent bookselling in this country and a staunch advocate for the rights of readers, literacy and free expression. Her legacy carries on at Tattered Cover to this day.