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The Charity Bookshop: Connecticut's Best Kept Secret

Books for Sale for a Great Cause!

Charity Bookshop offers incredible bargains on hardcover and paperback books, CD's and DVD's. Located in Groton at 591 Poquonnock Road, the shop is one of my favorite local destinations. Yet, it is probably the best-kept secret in CT.

Charity Bookshop is just up the street from Sneekers Cafe on the Groton campus of The Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT. The bookshop is a year-round fundraiser that sends 100% of its receipts to Child and Family Agency. MapQuest will lead you there if you click on Charity Bookshop.

Prices are unbeatable with hard-cover books priced at just $3.00, while paperbacks sell for either $1.00 or $2.00. A handful of art books and coffee table books are marked at $5.00. Children’s books range in price from $0.50 for paperbacks and $1.00 for hardcover books or as marked.

Readers will find a great selection of fiction, non-fiction and some beautiful children’s books. Fiction ranges from bestsellers written by popular authors to quality offerings, penned by first-time authors. At these prices, I don’t hesitate to try new authors and I’ve come home with some wonderful books that I might have overlooked in a larger store. Books move in and out of the shop on a regular basis, so it's best to visit often.

Charity Bookshop is open three days a week, on Wednesday and Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM; Thursday from 2 PM to 5 PM. Watch for the “Open” flag!

The shop is operated by a team of friendly, helpful volunteers who are members of the Groton Auxiliary of Child and Family Agency. Volunteers hail from Groton, Mystic, Stonington, Ledyard, Gales Ferry and Waterford.

Charity Bookshop welcomes donations of clean, gently used books. Volunteers will be happy to show you around and assist you whenever you visit the shop.

Child and Family Agency (CFA) provides a variety of social services to 17,000 children and families at risk in New London, Middlesex and New Haven counties. C.F.A. is the largest, private, non-profit social service provider to children in southeastern CT. Please visit http://www.childandfamilyagency.org/ to learn more about Child and Family Agency.

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