Inquiring Mind Bookstore & Gallery

I could have spent hours in the bookstore but was short on time so had to limit myself. Really interesting selection, ranging from fiction to poetry to psychology and women’s studies. Both new and used books, it looked like, and a substantial children’s section. I got a birding basic book (used) for $ 6 and a book of environmental essays for $ 2. Nice big table for spreading out — it looked like several women were working on a project while I was there — plus comfy chairs for reading and a chess set. There is also a café with coffee and snacks. I didn’t try anything but they had a good selection. Counter service was friendly and I also appreciated the clean, clearly visible bathroom. Pretty much everything you want in a bookstore!

An independent, good sized, old fashioned bookstore. Comfortable easy chairs, library tables, old mosiac tile floor, good but subdued lighting, quiet, a wonderful selection clearly done by intelligent people who appreciate books. The smell of books on all subjects. New books neatly shelved; not a used bookstore with disordered piles and stackes and dust everywhere. A large, intelligent children’s section. Music and talking book CDs, no video game or pseudo war nonsense.
Coffee drinks and ice cream, pasteries, high quality, local bottled drinks, wifi.
An absolute gem from the past with some modern, useful touches.
The smell of books from actual books!

We stumbled in here the other day, and I was blown away. It’s a big, deep bookstore, and they had so many books that we weren’t looking for — and helped us find the ones we were looking for. What a gem!

If you like bookstores,
the place for you. Large, comfortable independent bookstore with lots of seating areas, good selection of books and a café. Right in center of town.

Probably the coolest book store on earth. I love the quirky seats and books and people and store. Its fun and has lots of great stuff

If you are in Saugerties you MUST stop in here. This bookstores has a cool vintage but modern vibe. Coffee, chess, jazz and books. This is what Barnes and Nobles wishes its store was like. Great place to hang out

Cute shop with a great children’s area. However I’m always deterred from buying anything here because you must pay for your book purchases at the café counter and the line is almost always long and very chaotic. Beware.

Really cute bookshop. It also has some used books in the back you can get. There is a cute café in the back and plenty of comfy sitting areas all over.
I will definitely be returning when I’m in the area!

Cute bookstore in town. Find a spot to read in one of the nooks in between the shelves and grab a coffee at the café in the back. Needs some updates to the place but its a charming old bookstore. Staff is very friendly

Interesting selection of books in a comfortable atmosphere. Nice selection of teas and baked goods. I’ve also heard some very good music at the open mic by singer/​songwriters. Great spot.

This is one of my happy places… a great selection of books including many many art books… comfortable seating, mellow vibe, great coffee… I live in Brooklyn NY and wish we had a place like this in my neighborhood! And there are many bargains to be had in terms of book buying! Sweet and knowledgeable staff… Saugerties is my favorite location but I have been to New Paltz also and it’s pretty great too!

Love to go here with my son to have a coffee and let him play with the cars. They always have a great selection of unique kids books. Good place to pick up gifts.

This is just a review of the Coffee shop inside the bookstore, NOT the bookstore. The bookstore seems better.
The Café is not easy to find, mind you, since it is embedded within the bookstore. Head straight to the back. There you will find a wide range of Italian sodas, espresso offerings, hot chocolate drinks, and goodies sufficient to entice you. A barista with abundant tattoos took my order of coffee and a cranberry and pecan biscotti. He seemed to be running the bookstore as well as the café and yet was attentive to the needs of both the coffee drinkers and those buying books.
The medium coffee was served in a paper cup, a bit of a turn-​off for me, considering that this was a place where one could stop, relax and read a book. The coffee was less acidic and darker than comparable fare at Starbucks; not far from Panera Bread’s dark blend, in short, quite unremarkable. The barista asked if I wanted milk and when I confirmed, he handed me a carton of half and half. The biscotti nearly broke my teeth when I bit into it: a bit stale. After nearly taking a chisel to it, I was able to break a piece off, yet barely able to taste its flavors. It mixed unpleasantly with my coffee.
The furniture was eclectic. The chairs were a combination of chess room, outdoor picnic, and the kind of chairs one might find around the periphery at a high school dance. There was one large dark wood table in the center that would be at home in the Hogwarts Dining Room. A chess set was ignored on a table of its own. The rest of the tables were either cheap formica that wobbled underneath or unforgiving wrought iron. The setup was ideal for reading and drinking coffee. I was happy to see two comfy chairs and a sofa. Still, the shop didn’t seem lived in.
As I started to set up my computer, the chain of power strips under the Hogwarts table made me nervous. I decided to stick with battery power. The wifi was free and the password readily given. The combination of track lighting and dim table lamps allowed me to see my computer screen without the glare of midday sun. I was able to work with few distractions due to the interior location of the shop, lackluster surroundings, and distant generic jazz playing over the hum of a refrigerator. The children’s area was mercifully diagonally in the back of the store.

A cute little bookstore right in the center of Saugerties. A very interesting selection of books-​I especially enjoyed the children’s section since that seemed to have a surprisingly wide selection. I’m also a big fan of hand puppets (hey even adults enjoy stuffed cows sometimes!). There’s even a little café area in the back. The coffee here is alright. The cookies are goooddddddd.

This was a cute bookstore. They had used books as well as new. They also served coffee and what not and had a chess table. The floor creaked. There was a kid section with some toys as well.

A local kind of B&N. Comfortable wing chairs, a long farm table with an available laptop and a coffee shop in the back. The staff was extraordinarily polite and friendly and there was a corner section showcasing books about the Catskill region.
Nu, what could be bad?

This is a great little bookstore — and it’s not so little! There’s a wonderful local section, they feature regional poets in the poetry section, and there’s a gallery next door featuring interesting art.
I didn’t spend a lot of time browsing here — and I didn’t buy anything — but when I return to Hudson, I’ll be sure to spend more time here.