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What is a Book Village?

The idea of a Book Village or Book Town was born in 1961 in rural Wales in a small, nearly forgotten town called Hay-on-Wye. Richard Booth, an entrepreneur, bought several town buildings and turned them into bookstores. Today, nearly 25 independent booksellers sell second-hand and antiquarian books, prints and other works on paper to thousands of readers and collectors who, via ferry, flood into this small town.

In 2005, Don Dales, our own local entrepreneur established the only book village east of the Mississippi in historical Hobart, New York. Today there are 7 independent bookshops as well as Art Galleries, Home Embellishment, Vintage Clothing and Antiques shops in the village. There are also many other established booksellers within a 50 mile radius making the Hobart Book Village a not-to-be missed terminus for book lovers everywhere.

Set in the Northern Catskills, Hobart continues to be an agricultural community. It is also becoming known as a center for arts and literary culture as the Book Village hosts the annual Festival of Women Writers, several art shows, author readings and signings as well as the very popular Winter Respite Lecture Series all of which keeps the village a year-round destination.

Two huge semi-annual sales are held on the weekends of Memorial Day and Thanksgiving Day. These sales draw hundreds of collectors, book lovers, vacationers and local residents since it is a great way to stock personal libraries for the summer, fall and winter or kick-start Holiday shopping.

Contact
      Hobart Book Village: 
        On Main Street, State Rt. 10       
        Hobart, New York 13788 
        Email: hobartbookvillages@gmail.com   

• Adams' Antiquarian Books:             Phone: 607-538-9080             Email: whabooks@gmail.com           =============================
• Blenheim Hill Books:                             Phone: 607-538-9222                               Email: blenheimbooks1@gmail.com =============================
• Creative Corner Books:                      Phone: 607-386-2525                           Email: creativecornerbooks@gmail.com =============================
• Liberty Rock Books, LLC:                        Phone: 607-538-1760                                Email: libtyroc@aol.com =============================
• LionEyesBooks                                  Phone: 631-926-1757                                Email: beachlion12@aol.com =============================
• More Good Books:                           Because More Good Books is collaboration of stock from the Adams' Bookshop & Blenheim Hill Books, you can use the contact information listed above for either of these shops. =============================.  NY Books & Ephemera                      Because NY Books And Ephemera featuring Made in New York is an extension of Creative Corner Books, the phone number is the same for both shops.

           Phone: 607-386-2525                       
           Email: nybookshobart@gmail.com
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          Quarry Books                    
          Because this bookshop is not staffed,                   payment for sales via cash or check is                   collected on the "Honor System.
           Phone: 607-538-9788                    
           Email: ddales@stny.rr.com

Book Shop Hours of Operation
         Memorial Day to Columbus Day: 
       - Daily Monday to Friday:   11 am to 5 pm
       - Saturday & Sunday:        11 am to 5 pm
       - Holidays:                        11 am to 5 pm
     
         Columbus Day to Memorial Day: 
       - Weekends:                     11 am to 5 pm
       Open on Holiday Mondays: 10 am to 3 pm 
       - Also by chance or by appointment.