these organizations have a functioning look back library that is accessible to the public:

CALIFORNIA locations from south to north.

Slappy's Garage {downtown} - 465 17th St, San Diego, CA 92101    @slappysgarage

Slappy's Garage {Linda Vista} - 6585 Osler St San Diego, CA 92111  @slappysgarage.  2 blocks from Linda Vista Skatepark

Local Skate Shop - 12346 Woodside Ave, Lakeside, CA 92040  @local_skateshop

 

The House Skate Shop - 637 South Santa Fe Ave #C, Vista, CA 92083     @thehouseofvista 

Handplant - 1025 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651  @handplantskateshop

Socal Skate Shop - 24002 Vía Fabricante #404, Mission Viejo, CA 92691  @socalskateshop

Focus Board Shop - 20025 Lake Forest Dr # 103, Lake Forest, CA 92630   @focusboardshop

Joker's Skate Shop - 9606 Hamilton Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92646    @jokers_skate_shop

Contenders Boardshop 1419 N Tustin St Ste D, Orange, Ca  92867    @contenders_boardshop

Long Beach Skate - 3142 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA 90804   @lbskateco

Transitions - 422 E Sepulveda Blvd. Carson, CA 90745        @transisions_sk8

Apt Skate Shop - 1311 Sartori Ave, Torrance, CA 90501.   @aptskateshop

3043 Board Shop - 3043 Tweedy Blvd, South Gate, CA 90280   @3043boardshop

South Bay Skates - 3594 Redondo Beach Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504    @southbayskates

Unmodern Industries - 11783 Slauson Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670   @unmodern1

The Garage Board Shop - 759 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022   @the_garageboardshop

Overcast Skate Shop - 28780 Old Town Front St, Temecula, CA 92590    @overcastskateshop

Kingswell - 4651 Kingswell Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027  @kingswell_losfeliz    a @theskateboardmag focused library

Off Top - 1228 W 7th St, Los Angeles, CA 90017    @offtop_skateshop

Skate Punk Skate Shop - 19649 San Jose Ave City of Industry, CA 91748    @skatepunkskateshop

Pawn Shop Skate Co. - 144 N Citrus Ave, Covina, CA 91723   @pawnshopskateco

Crooks Skate Shop - 3764 9th St, Riverside, CA 92501    @crooks_skateshop

Skateboarding Hall of Fame - 1555 Simi Town Center Way #230, Simi Valley, CA 93065   @skateboardinghalloffame

Lighthouse Skate Shop - 16B Helena Ave. Santa Barbara, CA 93101   @lighthouseskateshop

Impact Skate Shop - 1809 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301   @impact_skateshop

Krown Skate Shop - 319 Main St #7, Salinas, CA 93901  @krownskateshop

Skate Works - 379 State St. Los Altos, CA 94022     @skateworks

Red Curbs Skate Shop    - 40923 Grimmer Blvd Fremont, CA 94538         @redcurbs    

Red Curbs II - 1815 Broadway St, Concord, CA 94520   @redcurbs

San Francisco Skate Club - 635A Divisadero San Francisco, CA 94117        @sfskateclub

Mission Skate Shop - 3045 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110   @missionsk8shop

Proof Lab - 244 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley, CA 94941.   @prooflab {right next to their killer mini ramp in back}

Brotherhood Board Shop - 1422 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401   @brotherhoodboardshop

Boulevard Skate Shop - 3747 W Pacific Ave #H, Sacramento, CA 95820     @boulevardskateshop 

Hangtown Board Shop - 103 Main St, Placerville, CA 95667    @hangtownpville

Western states + Canada

Antisocial - 2337 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3C9, Canada     @antisocialshop

Unknown Board Shop - 105 Grand Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225     @unknownboardshop

All Together Skatepark - 3500 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103    @alltogetherskatepark

Alchemy Skateboarding - 311 South 7th, Tacoma, WA 98402  @alchemy_skateboarding

Shrunken Head Skate Shop - 531 SE Morrison Portland, OR 97214     @shrunkenheadpdx

Stronger Skatepark - 6102 SE King Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97222  @stronger_skatepark

SOL SK8S -  484 SE 9th St #150, Bend, OR 97702     @solsk8s

Board of Missoula - 618 S Higgins Ave, Missoula, MT 59801  @boardmissoula

Launch - Community through Skateboarding - 1007 N College Ave #B Ft. Collins, CO 80524    @launchskate

Square State Skate. Boulder, CO semi private skate camp DM for access @squarestateskate @squarehousewarehouse

303 Boards on the Hill - 1138 13th St, Boulder, CO 80302  @303boards {a Lowcard exclusive}

Curbside Skatepark - 3535 S Irving St, Englewood, CO 80110            @curbsideskatepatk

Mountainside Skate Shop - 741 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO 80829   @mountainsideskateshop

Mutual Friends - 429 Colorado Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501  @mutualfriends.gj

Milosport - 3119 E 3300 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84109  @milosport

Microwave - 107 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM        @microwaveskateshop

Mortal Skate Shop - 3020 E Broadway #113 Tucson, AZ 85719 - @mortal_skateshop

--------Eastern states--------

Backdoor Skate Shop 222 E 5th St, Greenville, NC 27858       @backdoorskateshop

Ruin - 5521 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Dunwoody, GA 30338      @ruininc

Continuum - 49 Spring St #A, Charleston, SC 29403     @continuumsc

Crooks - 5640 Montana Ave suite J, El Paso, TX 79925   @crookselpaso 

AltaVista Skate Shop - 114 Broadway St, San Antonio, TX 78205   @altavista210

4Dwn skatepark - 2633 Ferris St, Dallas, TX 75226    @4dwn

Deviance Skate Supply - 613 Indiana Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76301   @devianceskatesupply

Southside Skate Shop - 11197 Westheimer Rd. Houston, Texas 77042       @southsidehtx

Nine One Skate   502 E 3rd St, Tulsa, OK 74120   @nineoneskate

Precision Skate Shop - 1622 O Street Lincoln, NE 68508     @precisionskateboards

Riot Skatepark 2001 Production Dr, Louisville, KY 40299     @riot_skatepark

Minus - 2196B E 54th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220   @minusskateshop

Rhett Skateboarding - 118 S Rogers St suite #6, Bloomington, IN 47404  @rhettskateboarding

Killer Skatepark 5700 Morgan Ave, Evansville, IN 47715   @killerskatepark

Hunt Supply Co - 118 S 11th St d, Nashville, TN 37206.  @hunt_supply_co

Sixth Avenue Skatepark - 601 4th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37210 @sixavenashville

Tri-Star Skates 5360 Brookpark Rd Cleveland, OH 44134     @tristarskates

Demented Skate Shop - 5617 Liberty Fairfield Rd #1, Liberty Township, OH 45011   @dementedshredshop

Cream City Skatepark 5560 N Park Dr. Butler, WI 53007    @creamcity

Freedom - 434 State St, Madison, WI 53703  @freedom_skate_shop

Familia HQ Skatepark - 835 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414   @familiahq

Ground Floor Skateboards - 333 E State St, Rockford, IL 61104.    @groundfloorskateboards

Fargo Skateboarding - 629 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115. @fargoskateboarding

F A Skates - 6 W Busse Ave, Mt Prospect, IL 60056   @fa_skateshop

All City Skateboarding - 612 S. Commerce St Wichita, KS 67202  call for hours (316) 207-8675  @allcitywoodworks

Plus Skateboarding - 33335 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI 48336   @pluskateboarding

AUSTRALIA::::

Hemley Skateboarding - First Floor, 259 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia @hemleyskateboarding

these organization's libraries are available by appointment only:

Look Back HQ - San Diego, CA   -  kevin@lookbacklibrary.org

Six Stair - Los Angeles, CA - buddycoan@gmail.com

Woodward West  - Stallion Springs, CA  go to camp


The Orchid - Goleta, CA - mike taylor - Orchidskatepark@gmail.com

Cowtown - Tempe, AZ - trent@cowtownskateboards.com

Missouri Vortex aka Hermann's Hole near Hermann, MO - DM JP @missourivortex to see if you can get an invite to skate this special DIY and destination!

Windell's Camp - Oregon - for campers only

The Boardr - Tampa. FL - jared@theboardr.com

 VISALIA YMCA SKATE CAMP

these private collectors benefit from our services:

Michael Burnett   @burnout    @thrashermag

Jamie Thomas   @jamiethomas  @zeroskateboards   @garagedayscollection

Paul Schmitt     @professorschmitt

Jeff Landi         @jefflandi

Dave Bergthold    @blockhead_skateboards

Nico van der Wel of Hardcore Supplies in the Netherlands @hardcoresupplies

Greg "Schmitty" Smith   @epiclytrife    @thrashermag

Patrick the Thrasher magazine dude     @the_thrasher_magazine_dude

Steve Batton   @oldirtybatton

Nick Halkias   @theskateboardmuseum

Donny Barley  @donnybarley

Phil Burcher @hoot_ride

Steve Andel @steveandelphotography

Bryce Kanights @originalBK

Volcom HQ  @volcom volcomskate

Bryan Ridgeway

Jesse Prim  @rippingfeather