Librairie McGill Le James

558 reviews

680 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada

lejames.ca

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Librairie McGill Le James is a Book store located at 680 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada. It has received 558 reviews with an average rating of 4.3 stars.

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Hours

Monday10AM-5PM
Tuesday10AM-5PM
Wednesday10AM-5PM
Thursday10AM-5PM
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
Sunday10AM-5PM

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The address of Librairie McGill Le James: 680 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0B8, Canada

  • Librairie McGill Le James has 4.3 stars from 558 reviews

  • Book store

  • "Rude staff"

    "Le James McGill Bookstore has an excellent selection of quality merchandise in a convenient location"

    "Nice store, has all the material needed to start off a semester at McGill, copy books, backpacks, pens and pencils"

    "I bought a whole pile of Better Call Saul DVD Box Sets from here"

    "Right after the morning hike at Mount Royal which is only a walking distance, I dropby McGill University’s Le James bookstore to shop for the university's merchandise"

Reviews

  • Ryder B.

Rude staff. Nobody greets you or acknowledges you here. Other than that, decent apparel and supplies can be found but it’s not what it used to be. They lack a lot of clothing items they used to have. What happened to selling jackets with the McGill insignia on it? Everything they sell is plain now. Their selection of literature is also poor. It’s honesty sad if we are to believe this is the store representing McGill. I don’t think tourists would be impressed by this store…

  • RADLEY Prep

Le James McGill Bookstore has an excellent selection of quality merchandise in a convenient location. From cozy McGill apparel to beautiful branded jewelry (necklaces, cufflinks, tie bars, etc.) ...there is a nice variety of gift / memento items for parents, alumni, and visitors as well as essentials for students. The staff are super friendly and helpful which makes for an amazing shopping experience.

  • Maxwell Gentili

Nice store, has all the material needed to start off a semester at McGill, copy books, backpacks, pens and pencils. Not to mention the textbooks you'll most likely get from there. The security can be a bit more lax but I guess it's better than none. The personel are students working for some extra cash and are very kind! Glad to see such a dependable bookstore in a university!

  • Terance Lancaster

I bought a whole pile of Better Call Saul DVD Box Sets from here... Highly Recommend. Better Call Saul follows the transformation of James "Jimmy" McGill, a former con artist who is trying to become a respectable lawyer, into the personality of the flamboyant criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, over the six-year period prior to the events of Breaking Bad.

  • S. Sulianah

Right after the morning hike at Mount Royal which is only a walking distance, I dropby McGill University’s Le James bookstore to shop for the university's merchandise. I purchased t-shirts, hoodies and mugs. The bookstore apparently has lots of stylish hoodies, mugs and shirts, hence, the reason I ended up spending quite a sum.

  • Lauren MacIntyre

it was a clean store, employees were very sweet, everything was organized and it was a very nice experience. They probably have the most selection of mcgill wear. the only thing is, if you’re planning on getting clothes they only really restock at the beginning of the new school year.

  • Carmine Ciriello

I love going to the McGill bookstore every time I'm in the area. Perhaps because of covid, the place looks somewhat empty. Not as many options, and the downstairs book area is closed to the public. Hopefully when things get back to normal, we'll be able to enjoy the full bookstore.

  • Kate Sheridan

If you need course textbooks and supplies they have it. They have lots of different collegiate swag but less than other universities of similar size (my experience with college bookstores is in the US so I don't know if the volume is normal for CA). However it's all good quality.

  • Iván Daniel Moreno Díaz

I went several times and the staff isn’t nice, so don’t expect many help. Also, there weren’t enough sizes: only XS and XL, for all the sweaters, so maybe it’s better to buy online. However, they have very good variety of clothing and souvenirs.

  • Japanese C. M.

They got interesting books for a person like me. I like to study any field of the world. A big library of the university is also open for anybody, but this place shows which book is considered as a solid book with reputations in each field.

  • OFIQ Canada

I always came and brought my visitors here for their McGill souvenirs. Great variety of merchandise from elegant pen cases, ties, to card chains, magnets, mugs, water bottles, and of course t-shirts and sweaters. The price is reasonable.

  • Maria Fadl

Nice selection of clothing (hoodies, shirts, pants, athletic wear) and stationery. They also have gift items which are great as souvenirs. Staff is approachable & knowledgeable. New and used textbooks at reasonable price.

  • Margarita Ibbott (DownshiftingPRO)

I was looking for the bookstore in the wrong place. Not sure it needs to be completely OFF campus. Needs to be clearer on website and Google Maps. Great to get a new crew sweatshirt as my daughter stole mine years ago!

  • Melissa Martella

They have amazing customer service and a really good selection of stationary materials, books and so on. An excellent stop for buying casual books or even McGill merchandise. The staff is also super helpful and kind.

  • F Brou

Étant de passage à Montréal la boutique m'a permis de ramener des "hoodies". Le prix est un peu élevé mais 6 mois après et quelques lavages ils sont toujours impeccable. Les petits Français sont contents.

  • Therese Bouchez

Le nouveau cadre est super sympa. Et je trouve toujours de nouveaux articles qui me surprennent et font d'excellents cadeaux, souvent uniques parce que signés McGill, à des prix très compétitifs.

  • Jonathan O'Connor Miranda

2 floors of McGill souvenirs, but I don’t find it as big because the basement floor is more like a storage where you can pick up your online orders, must of the things are in the main floor.

  • mathusan

Cool Place. Helpful Staff. Lots of great books and clothes. Also, if you order a textbook online, you get a free pair of McGill gloves or a notebook when you go pick it up. Pretty nice

  • Ross Vincent

After visiting the old spot since 1980s, I visit the new place. Unfortunately, I arrived just 15 minutes before they closed, so it was just a quick visit to souvenirs and out the door

  • Necmi Erdogmus

Here you can find all souvenirs about mc gill. I can only notice souvenirs because I'm here as a tourist. but also as far as I can see all the materials and books about the school

  • jacob louis hoover

Pretty much nothing worth buying in this store. In comparison with university bookstores at such comparable universities as Brown or Harvard, Le James is a real disappointment.

  • Girish Borkar

It's a McGill University bookstore selling memorabilia for students and their relatives, offering a wide variety of products from pens to T-shirts, pullovers etc

  • grace algier

The workers are very helpful and kind, unfortunately the way I was ridiculed by the manager was an awful experience. I will only be ordering online from now on.

  • Marwa Yahia

It's a grand book store of McGill University. They have varied items such as hoodies, T-shirts, mugs and etc. as well all customer service guys very kind.

  • Mark Willsie

Good to see they stayed open after the post hours, 100s of students just graduated and were looking for frames, the parents were looking for memorabilia

  • Satish Kumar Tumulu

The place is good and custom made things with McGill logo is available. But my view is prices are bit high and some things are of not good quality.

  • John Martel

Good source of textbooks, clothing and school supplies for students. It lacks the variety of reading material that it used to have in the past.

  • Tessa Blanc

Although geared toward the McGill University population, they have a great fiction section with rare finds. Good bargains on McGill tee-shirts.

  • Vincent Préau

Bel endroit où il est possible de trouver pas mal d'articles souvenir de l'université. Mugs, stylos, cahiers, etc. Bon choix de papeterie.

  • Charlotte Bodart

Great shop, reasonable prices, however the textbooks go out of stock quite fast, and i can no longer get physical copies of my textbooks.

  • Anjali Mudra Yoga Studio Laval

So glad we stopped in. I graduated when I was pregnant and finally got to get my, now 8 year old, some McGill gear. It made my day.

  • Pierre Hétu

Je parles pas bien l'englais, heureusement une ETUDIANTE qui parlais, FRENCH..Bon services, pas chere en plus..THANKS YOU MCGILL..

  • Kim Périard

Service de ramassage trop lent. Il est plus rapide de commander via amazon malheureusement. On passera pour encourager local...

  • Brent Beatty

Great bookstore. Lots of McGill merch and even some good general reading books. Well lit, clean, well stocked and organized.

  • Daniel Cournoyer

Very helpful and friendly staff, great selection of memorabilia, clean and well organized store. Very practical location.

  • Kristine Schmalenberg

Would have rated higher because service was excellent. Only complaint is that there wasn't enough "merch" for visitors...

  • Matthew Behr

Nice bookstore with both McGill merchandise and textbooks. It appears like the renovation was never finished though.

  • Dina M

Amazing bookstore, friendly staff and welcoming environment!! This place has everything a McGillians need ❤️ …

  • Johnny Archer

You go and try to figure out why the need to close the entire store for two days to count T-shirts and pens.

  • Andre L

Good service help offered excellent along with an excellent variety of stock from books to clothes

  • A Farrow

everything is very good quality, but for most of the stationary, you can get it cheaper elsewhere

  • A P

Good and varied selection of McGill items. Reasonable prices for items and good customer service.

  • Ken Tf

Love this. Place the best supplies, books and the employees are consistently helpful and polite

  • Madhu Prabha

Novelty store mainly for those who would want McGill branded things. Quite expensive otherwise.

  • Shane Tabor Teek

You can find many souvenirs here, along with a multitude of books on many different subjects.

  • Janileth Echenique

Nice McGill bookstore. They have nice products and good clothes. The people are also nice

  • Duck-eat-248

Kinda underwhelming... Compared to other University bookstores they were under stocked.

  • Sam Totah (“montrealsam”)

Bookstore is a storage of books. Plenty to take pleasure. Enjoy while you visit!

  • Anya Carter

stuff is priced as you'd expect for a university giftshop lol.. nice stuff tho

  • Victoria Kahn

McGill University's bookstore and gift shop. Good selection. Limited hours.

  • Kevin

Bookstore with some overpriced mc gill merch :p Still got that hoodie tho

  • Sorgina

Bon accueil, mais je préfère l'UQAM... Au Québec on parle français!

  • Morganne Carroll

Great location for students, set up for lines could be improved!

  • Alfred Couturier

par excellence pour produits McGill beaucoup choix bon service

  • Ms Debbie

Very well organized. Has a great selection of McGill product.

  • Kuan Jia Hong

A place to shop for McGill merchandise and course textbook.

  • chen yu

a good place to shop for mcgill souvenirs. but not cheap.

  • Abdullah Alamri

Quite.. few items available. Good apparel and supplies

  • Israel Hernández

It has nice things, but it could be more organized.

  • Thomas SONIGO

Nice place but more products could be available !

  • Anais Ouellette

Great service, nice stuff, good location. …

  • Alberto Sacchetti

Is closed on Saturday and Sundays.Bad,very bad!!

  • William Greenspoon (“Mhmnoy”)

1 star for a kinda cool vibe. Outrageous prices.

  • Sydney Shanahan

Good prices, but very limited selection on sizes

  • Jason Aspin

Great place. Cheapest place downtown for a soda

  • David Strba

Loved it! Nice selection of clothing and items.

  • Hasan Ashkanani

It’s a nice store with good mcgill memorabilia

  • Ryan C

Very nice store! I bought a McGill notebook.

  • Jerry Lu

Fun to check out and get some official swag.

  • Haytham Abduljawad

Small but creative display of unique books.

  • Ben Thompson

Nice store for logo merchandise and books.

  • Armain Labeeb

Overpriced as hell. Staff was nice though.

  • martin doyon

Un must pour tout étudiant de McGill :-)

  • Y

Well organized, nice customer service!

  • J Castillo

Expensive but great customer service.

  • Ethan Cox

Great selection, very friendly staff

  • P. De Civita, MA

Nice store but shelves were scarce.

  • Adam Bouchaala

very good ! BUT very pricey !

  • J Mikhael

Clean place . Nice hoodies.

  • dann james

Nice place to study

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