Arvada - Best Used Bookstore - Black and Read

Black and Read

7821 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada

303-467-3236 | blackandread.com

WHAT THEY DO:

Located in the Northridge Shopping Center, Black and Read sells a wide variety of music, books and games. When it comes to music, Black and Read has a little bit of everything, but especially metal, punk, soundtracks, rhythm and blues, soul and all forms of rock. Music is also provided on a little bit of everything, including vinyl, LPs, CDs and cassette tapes.

The store’s book selection includes thousands of heavily discounted used books and competitively priced rare books.

For gamers, the store has many board games, roleplaying games, and gaming accessories. Half of Black and Read’s 10,000-square-foot facility is dedicated to books, board games, roleplaying games, gaming supplies, videos, laserdiscs and toys.

Black and Read is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.

 HISTORY:

Danny Graul started Black and Read in 1991 at 7821 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada, where the store is still located today. When he opened Black and Read, Graul’s employee base consisted of a few of his friends. Today, the store employs 12 people. Many of the employees there today were once Black and Read customers themselves.

He said:

“The employees are equally nerdy and geeky about everything here — books, records, games, etc. We take pride in that and try to be as helpful as we can with our customers, whether they’re just getting started in something or have been collecting for a long time. It’s fun for us because we’re so into this stuff.”

- Mikey Baca, music manager at Black and Read