diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/store/__init__.pyi b/obstore/python/obstore/store/__init__.pyi
index 414521b1..f7499c4f 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/store/__init__.pyi
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/store/__init__.pyi
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # TODO: move to reusable types package
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from ._aws import S3ConfigKey as S3ConfigKey
 from ._aws import S3Store as S3Store
 from ._azure import AzureConfigKey as AzureConfigKey
@@ -16,11 +18,15 @@ class LocalStore:
     Can optionally be created with a directory prefix.
 
     ```py
+    from pathlib import Path
+
     store = LocalStore()
     store = LocalStore(prefix="/path/to/directory")
+    store = LocalStore(prefix=Path("."))
     ```
     """
-    def __init__(self, prefix: str | None = None) -> None: ...
+    def __init__(self, prefix: str | Path | None = None) -> None: ...
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
 
 class MemoryStore:
     """A fully in-memory implementation of ObjectStore.
@@ -31,6 +37,7 @@ class MemoryStore:
     ```
     """
     def __init__(self) -> None: ...
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
 
 ObjectStore = AzureStore | GCSStore | HTTPStore | S3Store | LocalStore | MemoryStore
 """All supported ObjectStore implementations."""
diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_aws.pyi b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_aws.pyi
index be0620f2..b288fd01 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_aws.pyi
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_aws.pyi
@@ -213,3 +213,5 @@ class S3Store:
         Returns:
             S3Store
         """
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_azure.pyi b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_azure.pyi
index 8c7d8956..e36421e0 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_azure.pyi
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_azure.pyi
@@ -210,3 +210,5 @@ class AzureStore:
         Returns:
             AzureStore
         """
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_gcs.pyi b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_gcs.pyi
index 2b74f9cc..71ef74cf 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_gcs.pyi
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_gcs.pyi
@@ -103,3 +103,5 @@ class GCSStore:
         Returns:
             GCSStore
         """
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
diff --git a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_http.pyi b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_http.pyi
index d9922cd3..c1ce3cfa 100644
--- a/obstore/python/obstore/store/_http.pyi
+++ b/obstore/python/obstore/store/_http.pyi
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ class HTTPStore:
         Returns:
             HTTPStore
         """
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
diff --git a/pyo3-object_store/src/aws.rs b/pyo3-object_store/src/aws.rs
index f804a3f0..20d930ea 100644
--- a/pyo3-object_store/src/aws.rs
+++ b/pyo3-object_store/src/aws.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ impl PyS3Store {
         }
         Ok(Self(Arc::new(builder.build()?)))
     }
+
+    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
+        let repr = self.0.to_string();
+        repr.replacen("AmazonS3", "S3Store", 1)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
diff --git a/pyo3-object_store/src/azure.rs b/pyo3-object_store/src/azure.rs
index e9750e70..aa84ddad 100644
--- a/pyo3-object_store/src/azure.rs
+++ b/pyo3-object_store/src/azure.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ impl PyAzureStore {
         }
         Ok(Self(Arc::new(builder.build()?)))
     }
+
+    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
+        let repr = self.0.to_string();
+        repr.replacen("MicrosoftAzure", "AzureStore", 1)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
diff --git a/pyo3-object_store/src/gcp.rs b/pyo3-object_store/src/gcp.rs
index 5f6b783d..0ed2499b 100644
--- a/pyo3-object_store/src/gcp.rs
+++ b/pyo3-object_store/src/gcp.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ impl PyGCSStore {
         }
         Ok(Self(Arc::new(builder.build()?)))
     }
+
+    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
+        let repr = self.0.to_string();
+        repr.replacen("GoogleCloudStorage", "GCSStore", 1)
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
diff --git a/pyo3-object_store/src/http.rs b/pyo3-object_store/src/http.rs
index 086f35fd..b43f7f59 100644
--- a/pyo3-object_store/src/http.rs
+++ b/pyo3-object_store/src/http.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ impl PyHttpStore {
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> Arc<HttpStore> {
         self.0
     }
+
+    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
+        self.0.to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 #[pymethods]
diff --git a/pyo3-object_store/src/local.rs b/pyo3-object_store/src/local.rs
index fd5d4693..6b1cc2aa 100644
--- a/pyo3-object_store/src/local.rs
+++ b/pyo3-object_store/src/local.rs
@@ -34,4 +34,9 @@ impl PyLocalStore {
         };
         Ok(Self(Arc::new(fs)))
     }
+
+    fn __repr__(&self) -> String {
+        let repr = self.0.to_string();
+        repr.replacen("LocalFileSystem", "LocalStore", 1)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pyo3-object_store/src/memory.rs b/pyo3-object_store/src/memory.rs
index f697ea1b..e2b0aa5b 100644
--- a/pyo3-object_store/src/memory.rs
+++ b/pyo3-object_store/src/memory.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use object_store::memory::InMemory;
+use pyo3::intern;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
+use pyo3::types::PyString;
 
 /// A Python-facing wrapper around an [`InMemory`].
 #[pyclass(name = "MemoryStore")]
@@ -13,11 +15,15 @@ impl AsRef<Arc<InMemory>> for PyMemoryStore {
     }
 }
 
-impl PyMemoryStore {
+impl<'py> PyMemoryStore {
     /// Consume self and return the underlying [`InMemory`].
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> Arc<InMemory> {
         self.0
     }
+
+    fn __repr__(&'py self, py: Python<'py>) -> &Bound<'py, PyString> {
+        intern!(py, "MemoryStore")
+    }
 }
 
 #[pymethods]
diff --git a/tests/store/__init__.py b/tests/store/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/store/test_local.py b/tests/store/test_local.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fea8790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/store/test_local.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import obstore as obs
+from obstore.store import LocalStore
+
+
+def test_local_store():
+    here = Path(".")
+    store = LocalStore(here)
+    list_result = obs.list(store).collect()
+    assert any("test_local.py" in x["path"] for x in list_result)
+
+
+def test_repr():
+    here = Path(".")
+    store = LocalStore(here)
+    assert repr(store).startswith("LocalStore")