Closed Sunday 5 March

I was planning to be open today but I am still not well – opened yesterday and am much worse today, so think it’s wise to try to get better! I am sorry for any inconvenience. Tom the Philosopher will be in tomorrow, and hopefully I will be much better by Tuesday. And we will be open on Sundays through the spring and summer, all being well. Hard to lose another day’s takings so it’s not something I’ve taken lightly, but I think it’s for the best both for our customers and me! Here’s a new photo of Bob Dylan to make up for it.

Bob Dylan by Hedi Slimane, December 2022

Fly-tipping

Of course we are very grateful for all your book donations. Well, not quite all of them, but we are grateful that you think of us when you are looking for places to take unwanted books! However, if you have a lot of books to bring, do phone first to check that we’re open.

Please don’t leave books on the pavement outside. I know it’s frustrating if you find us closed, but it’s pretty rare. We were closed yesterday because I was ill; I came in today, still ill but a little better, to find several boxes of books that were left yesterday. The kind people at the shop next door had put them under cover – thankfully there is a bit of cover nearby. But leaving books outside the door is fly-tipping, which is illegal. And of course it leaves books open to the weather and wildlife (rats have taken up residence on/under the traffic island across the road!). So it’s not good on any level.

Please take them back with you if you find us closed.

Our opening hours and contact details are here on the website and on our social media pages.

But do keep bringing us your books! We and the charities we support are delighted when you do.

Closed Friday 3 March

Sorry to say that we are closed today, Friday 3 March – I am bad a-bed with a shawl on, as an old colleague used to say! Just a nasty cold, but had forgotten how grim they can make you feel – haven’t had one since before the pandemic. I will be back tomorrow come what may – can’t afford to miss a Saturday! – and open Sunday too. Apologies for any inconvenience.