We are located at 276 Buffalo Street Hamburg, NY 14075

Current hours of operation:

Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11-5
Wednesday 11-5
Thursday 11-7
Friday 11-7
Saturday 10-5

Need a book outside of our open hours? Order online with us through our partners at Bookshop.org and get ready for book mail to arrive at your doorstep!

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Welcome to Merit Badge Books!

We are a small independent bookstore located in the village of Hamburg, NY. We specialize in new releases and book-related gifts and goodies for the whole family. We carry all genres: fiction, mystery/thriller, fantasy, romance, horror, biography and memoir, poetry, nature, history and politics, social science, hobby, children’s books, middle grade, and young adult. Merit Badge Books welcomes everyone seeking something new to read; a way to grow their personal library, gain knowledge and new perspectives, and gather with fellow book lovers.

We believe in the power of community; when you choose to shop locally at our store, you are giving us the opportunity to give back and support Hamburg and our schools.

Check out our events page for up-to-date information about what’s on our calendar from our next boozy book fair to book club meetings, story times, author events, and workshops.

One of author @elise_gravel’s books, KILLER UNDERWEAR INVASION: HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS, is a store favorite and has gone home with many of our families. Her newest, THIS IS MY BRAIN: A BOOK ON NEURODIVERSITY, has the author’s signature bol
We are headed out of the shop tomorrow to do a school book fair! That means we are opening up later in the day. We’ll see you from 2 to 7 pm!
🐴 New release recommendation! 🐴 PONY CONFIDENTIAL by Christina Lynch defies genres. Is it a murder mystery? Yes. Is it a love story? Yes. Is it magical realism? Yes. Is it a road trip adventure? Also yes. It’s escapism at its finest. Which i
Thank you Ms. Kami for reading us special Halloween stories and thank you families for listening, singing, and sharing your best trick-or-treat looks with us today! 🎃 What a great way to kick off this unseasonably warm holiday.
Happy Spooky Day! 🎃 We are closing at 4 pm to get our own homes and trick or treaters ready for the evening fun! Open today 11-4. (FREE) Story time starts at 11, there will be coffee and donuts for grown ups and kids leave with a treat bag. Come j
It’s a quiet rainy Tuesday in the shop but it feels like the calm before the bustle! Our November and December are shaping up to be BUSY. We say bring it on! This THURSDAY, on Halloween, we will be closing at 4 pm to get ready for trick or tre
This twilight bookstore glow. 😍
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