At City Books, we take our curation and your privacy seriously.
City Books Curation Statement
Our shelves hold a wide array of titles containing ideas as diverse as the world in which we live. We believe a diverse selection of books is crucial to a bookstore’s role of sharing ideas to bring people together. Our goal is to help individuals see themselves in the stories of others, enhance empathy and understanding of differences. We seek to provide diverse viewpoints to broaden perspectives and have provided a selection of books to make that possible. In return, we hope you support our efforts to make that possible for everyone. That means our store will not be for every reader, and we’re fine with that.
We are not a public library, so we aren’t under obligation to reflect all viewpoints in the curation of our inventory or events. We are a private organization with a right to express ourselves and our opinions like anyone else. You have a right to shop where you please. If our store is for you, welcome! If it’s not, there are plenty of other great independent bookstores in Pittsburgh that might suit you better.
You may disagree with our curation. We welcome your constructive and productive feedback and appreciate your understanding that we won’t respond to hatred, threats, or harassment . We trust that you will make your own decisions about which books you choose to read and let others do the same.
City Books Customer Privacy Statement
We believe that it is our responsibility to respect the privacy of your choice of books and other reading material. As a result, we will not sell or share information identifying your purchases to a third party or otherwise disclose it to anyone, including the government, on our own initiative.