
About Us
Little District Books is a queer-owned and operated Washington, DC based independent book store that celebrates LGBTQ+ authors and stories.
We are located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Southeast Washington, DC. We are a proud part of a neighborhood that has been a haven for the queer community over the last 50+ years.
Store Information
Our store is located on the Barrack's Row Main Street at:
737 8th St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
The store phone number is: (202) 629-2975
Hours:
Monday: 11 am - 7 pm (during June 2025)
Tuesday: 11 am - 7 pm
Wednesday: 11 am - 7 pm
Thursday: 11 am - 7 pm
Friday: 11 am - 7 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 6 pm
Covid-19 Policy:
Our entire team is vaccinated against Covid-19. Use of masks in our store is optional and we have disposable masks available for those who need one.
Accessibility:
The walkways inside the store are all a minimum of 32" wide consistent with ADA guidelines; however, the entrance to the store is part of a historic facade where the door has only 30.5" inches of clearance and there is a small (approximately 2") step to enter the store.
Settler Accountability:
Although a land acknowledgement is but a starting point, Little District Books nevertheless wants to mark that our store occupies land first inhabited and tended to by the Nacotchtank whose territories were unceded then forcibly taken by the colony of Maryland. Washington, DC as a whole sits on the land of the Piscataway into whose confederacy the Nacotchtank were absorbed. Enduring brutal settler violence, the Piscataway migrated away from what is now the DC-Maryland-Virginia area and their lands were occupied by the United States. Despite the broader settler project, many Indigenous peoples and their descendants continued and still continue to live on these lands. We hold that queer liberation is incomplete without recognizing the fullness and abundance of Indigenous life (especially of queer Indigenous peoples) and that our collective liberation depends on land back. Find queer Indigenous reads here!
Other Important Things!
We currently do not have a public restroom during shopping hours. Well-trained dogs are welcome in our store!