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Dragonfly Bookshop
Books on display at Dragonfly Bookshop, arranged in a warm, inviting interior scene.

Dragonfly Bookshop

An independent mother-daughter owned bookshop just off Main Street in Hilliard. Every book is hand-picked with care — come in, look around, and stay as long as you like.

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Why we're here

More than a bookstore

Community first

We're a gathering place — for book clubs, story times, author events, and anyone who just wants a good recommendation.

For All Fictionkind

We carry all sorts of books, but fiction is our specialty — from babies to adults, with stories for every kind of reader.

Independently owned

We're a small, family-run shop — and we think that matters. When you shop here, you're supporting something real.

The reading nook at Dragonfly Bookshop — green wingback chair, red settee, and fireplace surrounded by bookshelves.

Looking for a specific title?

We can get almost any book out there. Let us know what you're after.

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What's on

Upcoming events

Dragonfly Bookshop hosts author readings, book clubs, story times, and community gatherings in Hilliard, Ohio. Readings, book clubs, story times, and more — come by and get together with the shop.

  • Author readings and signings
  • Book clubs
  • Story times for kids
  • Community gatherings
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Book clubs · September

Come ready to chat.

Stop by the shop to pick up September’s picks — Heart & Magic, and our new Mysteries & Cozies club. Your copy is 15% off in the shop, and purchases during discussion hour are 15% off too.

We can’t wait to see you. Come ready to connect, and spend the evening with fellow readers.

Cover of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

New · Mysteries & Cozies · September

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

by Alexander McCall Smith

Discussion Thursday, September 24 · 7:00–8:00 PM

We follow the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors.

McCall Smith visits Columbus as a guest of Thurber House on September 22 at the Joseph V. Canzani Center at CCAD, 7–8. Details at Thurber House (opens in a new tab).

Reserve your spot for Mysteries & Cozies (opens in a new tab)

$5 ticket · returned as store credit when you attend

Cover of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

Heart & Magic · September

Under the Whispering Door

by T.J. Klune

Discussion Monday, September 28 · 7:00–8:00 PM

When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own funeral, Wallace begins to suspect he might be dead. And when Hugo, the owner of a peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace decides he’s definitely dead. But even in death he’s not ready to abandon the life he barely lived, so when Wallace is given one week to cross over, he sets about living a lifetime in seven days. Hilarious, haunting, and kind — an uplifting story about a life spent at the office and a death spent building a home.

Reserve your spot for Heart & Magic (opens in a new tab)

$5 ticket · returned as store credit when you attend

A shop ritual

Blind Datewith a Book

We hide the title, leave you clues, and tuck a little something extra in the paper. Pick by mood. Unwrap at home.

Each one is wrapped so you can't cheat, with tropes scribbled on the outside. A bookmark, a review card, and a small treat — tea, a pen, stickers.

On the wrapping lately

  • Rom-com
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Sci-Fi
  • Historical fiction
Come unwrap one

Waiting on the shelf at 4055 Main St.

  • A Blind Date with a Book wrapped in metallic green paper, with handwritten clues, stickers, a patterned pen, and a dragonfly bookmark tucked in the fold.
  • A Blind Date with a Book wrapped in navy floral paper and a yellow ribbon, with rom-com clues and a packet of tea tucked in the top.

The shop

Come see us

Real shelves, real light, real people who want to talk about what you're reading.

Find us at 4055 Main St Suite 300, Hilliard, OH — hours & directions →

Inside Dragonfly Bookshop — book display table
Dungeon Crawler Carl books and a “You Will Not Break Me” sticker on a shelf at Dragonfly Bookshop.
Dragonfly Bookshop — browsing the shelves
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