Home to the bread and butter of The Bookstore's services, the first floor is crowded with bookshelves that have been quickly filling up with everything from handwritten stories and their retyped copies, to picture books drawn skillfully by the more artistically inclined members of the staff. The front desk is situated by the doorway and is typically manned by Angela and one other person, though it's just as often just her sitting there ascribing stories into books through notes she's outlined to keep them as intact as possible.

Off in the back corner is an "art corner" with some nice natural lighting on that side, though the window it comes from looks suspiciously new and out-of-place with the rest of the buildings in The City, primarily because it was done with good-intent and absolutely no experience in making and installing them. Still, it's a place where picture books are drawn and other illustrations are done for the stories making a temporary home in The Bookstore—while primarily it's for employees, Angela won't say no to other people occupying the space provided any mess stays on the tarp or tables and doesn't get on the bookshelves that surround the area.

Dotted around the first floor are chairs for people to sit in, small step-stools for shorter individuals to use if necessary, Angela's office (which is generally off-limits and usually locked unless she's in it, which is where she can be found if she isn't manning the front desk), and a stairwell to the store's second floor. Overall, the vibe is quiet and comfortable, with pockets of chatter or story-telling mingling in the dust mote-filled air as patrons and employees alike inhabit the space.