About Us

Chuck and Sarah are York residents, who share a love of reading, drinking coffee and tea, and being out in nature.

They met while working office jobs in downtown Lancaster, and after a bit of time realized they were ready for a change.

Chuck was looking for a challenge outside of the 9-5 IT career that he has been in for more than 25 years, while Sarah was mostly looking for a career that got her outside of an office environment and allowed for some form of artistic expression.

Chuck had considered working in a bookstore or library as a pre-retirement plan and eventually that morphed into the idea: “What if I owned a bookstore?” Once Chuck shared his idea, Sarah was sold but she had one stipulation – we had to add houseplants.

The perfect space opened up in Downtown York and the idea became a reality when Bound Books opened its doors in April 2023!