Wooden Shoe Books

Tagline Brand's website · 2026-11-06

An all-volunteer, collectively run anarchist bookstore and infoshop in Philadelphia, operating since 1976.

Description Brand's website · 2026-11-06

Wooden Shoe Books & Records is a Philadelphia-based, all-volunteer anarchist collective bookstore and infoshop. It provides radical books, pamphlets, zines, records, apparel, and other materials, and hosts events and community activities.

Mission Brand's website · 2026-11-06

To embody anarchist and social justice principles while providing radical and non-traditional written, digital, and spoken information as a resource for activism, organizing, art, self-education, dialogue, community-building, and anti-capitalist struggle.

Website Brand's website · 2026-11-06

https://woodenshoebooks.org

Voice & tone Brand's website · 2026-11-06

Informal, irreverent, radical, community-oriented, and politically direct.

Founded Brand's website · 2026-11-06

1976

Headquarters Brand's website · 2026-11-06

704 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Parent ownership Brand's website · 2026-11-06

No parent owner; the organization states that no one owns Wooden Shoe and that it is a collectively run, all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Problem solved Brand's website · 2026-11-06

Provides public access to radical and non-traditional information, books, and community resources while creating a space for people to gather, learn, organize, and connect with social justice activities.

Core capabilities Brand's website · 2026-11-06

• Radical and non-traditional bookselling
• Infoshop and community resource space
• Events, reading groups, trainings, performances, and community gatherings
• Special book orders
• Free public computer and Wi-Fi access
• Consensus-based collective operations

Products / SKUs Brand's website · 2026-11-06

• Books on politics, social sciences, philosophy, anarchism, feminism, queer studies, and people’s history
• Fiction and children’s books
• Zines and newspapers
• Records
• Posters, planners, and postcards
• Patches, pins, T-shirts, tote bags, and stickers
• Coffee beans

Pricing Brand's website · 2026-11-06

Offers 10% off full-price hardcover books, 20% off purchases of three or more copies for reading groups, and 20% off children's books.

Target industry Brand's website · 2026-11-06

Independent bookselling, radical publishing and education, and community organizing.

Customer base Brand's website · 2026-11-06

Philadelphia-area readers, activists, organizers, community groups, reading groups, families, and people seeking radical or non-traditional information.

Ideal customer profile Brand's website · 2026-11-06

People and community organizations seeking books, zines, educational resources, and gatherings related to anarchism, social justice, activism, organizing, self-education, and community-building.

Use cases Brand's website · 2026-11-06

• Buying books and other radical or non-traditional reading materials
• Ordering books by email, phone, or in person
• Organizing reading groups and purchasing multiple copies
• Attending book events, trainings, performances, and community gatherings
• Using a free public computer and Wi-Fi connection
• Finding resources and connections for activism, organizing, and self-education

Customer outcomes Brand's website · 2026-11-06

• Access to radical books, pamphlets, zines, and other information
• A physical space to gather, learn, and connect with like-minded activities
• Support for activism, organizing, self-education, and community-building
• Discounted access to hardcover, children’s, and reading-group books
• Free public access to a computer and Wi-Fi