Abril Books

This place is nothing short of wonderful. It is the stereotypical small business bookstore, with the frazzled, brilliant owner who can find any random book or topic you throw at him, and the stacks and stacks of books that you can just get lost in all day. For example, I went there a few months ago because a family friend’s wife is Mexican and she wants to learn about her husbands culture and teach their kids about part of their cultural heritage. Enter Abril bookstore: I walked in with the question «do you have any books about Armenian history and culture in Spanish, for children and adults?» He had books about the genocide and culture and even Armenian fables IN SPANISH.
Today I stopped by and told the guy that our armenian cousin in Switzerland wants to get in touch with his Armenian roots, And wouldn’t you know it HE PULLED OUT A KOMITAS CD WITH SONGS IN GERMAN AND ARMENIAN.
This place has been a Glendale landmark since I can remember (and I’m in my 30s) and has earned its hallowed space. I love that it’s a small business, I love that it’s not your typical Barnes and noble with the bored teenager clerks and the aisles of garbage tchotchkes. This place is an amazing resource, I believe, only surpassed by a famous Armenian bookstore on the east coast.

Very friendly and helpful staff, not to mention a great selection of hard to find Armenian books! Definitely go out of their way to help you!

If your into reading Armenian books then this is one of two places in Glendale I would check out. Books are a bit pricey but since when were books cheap. Let’s be real it’s not everyday you get the chance to support a family owned business… I highly recommend visiting this store for all my hayrenasers out there :)

Love this place. Wonderful books filled with culture and history. Armenian and English. All kinds of subjects. Love their baby bibs and clothes. Nice little escape from the «real world».

They have good collection of Armenian books cook books and kids book and flash cards ad well as Armenian cd prayers and flag and many gifts the lady works there is very nice and super helpful she knew her books and what to recommend
But the prices are a bit high but I guess that’s normal

I was extremely pleased with the service I received at this establishment… I needed an Armenian-​English dictionary and am happy to be able to say that I got what I was looking for and more… service went above and beyond what I expected and much better than what I had received, when looking for the same, from the big named retailer at the Americana. They’re not limited to dictionaries though, that just happens to be what I needed. I will definitely be re-​visiting. A Definite Gem*****5 stars.

A plethora of Armenian books from around the world, with a good selection from private, smaller, or international publishing houses that are not available at major retailers like amazon or B&N. All this being said, by shopping here, you not only get great and personalized customer service, but you support a small family-​owned business.

Great little Armenian book store where you can find books, cds, dvds etc.
There is a young guy that works there that is especially helpful and knows where everything is (unfortunately I didn’t get his name). They also have a very good selection of Armenian children’s songs and dvds if that is what you are looking for.