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UPDATE: Winter hours

Michelle Souliere

UPDATE: Winter hours

Hello everyone-- Effective Feb 1, 2021, we are open limited winter hours for browsing Feb-Apr.  We are now open Weds/Fri/Sat, 12:00-4:00.  Facemasks are required, worn properly over nose and mouth.  Hand sanitizing is required.  Up to 5 people can be in the store at a time, which allows everyone plenty of square footage to themselves.  Additionally, I invested in two large-capacity air purifiers with HEPA filters to scrub the air since the old building we're in doesn't have an HVAC system, and we run those all day long. We continue to offer local pickup and mail order for those who...

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Gift certificates - How to purchase one!

Michelle Souliere

Gift certificates - How to purchase one!

Greetings readers! I process all gift certificate orders manually in the shop.  To purchase a gift certificate in the amount of your choice for use at the Green Hand Bookshop, if you are not able to come to the shop's Congress Street location, you can still do one of the following: 1.  Call the shop at (207)253-6808 during regular business hours.  I am usually here 11:00-6:00 Tues-Sat.  I will take your credit card number over the phone and process the purchase for you.  I can mail the gift certificate to you or the recipient for free, or the happy recipient...

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UPDATE: Now open for limited hours Weds-Sat

Michelle Souliere hours update

UPDATE: Now open for limited hours Weds-Sat

Hello everyone-- Effective Wednesday July 15, we reopened with limited hours for browsing. We are now open Weds-Sat, 12:00-4:00.  Facemasks are required.  Hand sanitizing is required.  Up to 5 people can be in the store at a time, which allows everyone plenty of square footage to themselves. We continue to offer local pickup and mail order for those who want to avoid as much contact as possible. I was very concerned that when it became necessary for the shop's survival to do this, that it be done in the safest way possible, and I think we have managed to accomplish...

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UPDATE: July 2020 status update

Michelle Souliere

UPDATE: July 2020 status update

UPDATE:  Hi all, it is with mixed feelings that I announce the necessity of reopening the shop, because I don’t think the business will survive much longer if I don’t. It’s been a tough haul since March 15 when we closed because of Covid. I am planning on reopening on a very limited basis in mid-July, so stay tuned for definite details as the date nears and I get more reopening preparations checked off on my to-do list. I take my responsibility in keeping both you and myself safe from unnecessary risks very seriously. Facemasks will be required for entry,...

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Videos etc - What's the Green Hand Bookshop all about?

Michelle Souliere

Videos etc - What's the Green Hand Bookshop all about?

You can find a number of little videos on our YouTube Channel!  Some of them are about the shop in general, and some are about my favorite genres: mystery, horror, and SF/Fantasy.  Enjoy!  :) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7XB5ps5W7WSEGS6Gmt07g Plus there are some videos from when we had more space in the shop and would occasionally have live music and/or art shows on First Friday.  Those days are gone (too many bookcases now!) but they were awfully fun while they lasted.  :) Here are The Watchers playing at our 1-year anniversary party in November 2010: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ_FSyCwuFk ...and again, The Watchers playing at the First...

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