Specials
All children’s books are on sale at half price from now through Thursday, May 16, at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
The sale includes hundreds of hardcover and paperback books for children of all ages, from board books for the youngest children to fiction for young adults. The collection includes children’s classics, series books, works of Newbery Award and Caldecott Award winners, and much more.
All books in the “Pets” section at Skidompha Secondhand Book shop will be on sale at half price from Friday, February 2 through Friday, February 16.
The sale offers many books about cats and dogs, and also some about horses, birds, and fish. Some discuss the animals themselves, others describe how to train and care for them.
In more book shop news, regular prices on DVDs, CDs, and audio books have been reduced. DVDs now sell for $2 each, down from $2.50. CDs are $1, down from $2. Audio books are $2, down from $2.50.
The Book Shop is dropping prices on all CDs and DVDs. CDs will now be $1 each, and DVDs will be $2. Come on in and check out our selection!
Looking for something to do between Christmas and New Years? Fear not! The Book Shop will still be open during the Library’s winter break. We will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, but otherwise we are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18.
According to Rosie Bensen, assistant manager of the shop, “Thanks to our generous donors, we have dozens of cookbooks, of many different types, that we can offer at great prices just in time for holiday cooking and giving.”
On Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 4, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will hold a storewide half-price sale from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On sale at half-price will be thousands of hardcover and paperback books for adults and children; music on records and CDs; movies on DVDs; and games and puzzles. The only items not included are gift certificates and books being held in reserve.
Refreshments will be offered to early shoppers.
Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, said, “This is a great time to stock up for winter reading and entertainment, and a perfect start to the holiday shopping season. Visitors to Damariscotta who come into the shop often comment on the variety and quality of what we offer. We hope new customers and our faithful regulars will all join us and take advantage of this sale.”
The book shop recently received a wonderful donation of children’s books including volumes by Barbara Cooney, E.B. White, Dahlov Ipcar, Maurice Sendak and others. Come by and check out the special display.
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta has several hundred DVDS on sale for $1 each or 6 for $5, from now through Tuesday, October 10.
Besides popular and classic movies, they include documentaries, foreign films, TV series, opera, fitness programs, and study courses. DVDs are normally priced at $2.50.
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta now offers a large selection of art technique books and DVDs about painting and sculpture.
Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, said, “Thanks to a generous donor, we have this wonderful collection describing techniques that could help you make your own art and find your own artistic voice. As one of our volunteers says, ‘Release your Grandma Moses, become your own Douanier Rousseau, channel Picasso or Van Gogh.’”
The book shop was recently named the best used book store in Maine by Yankee Magazine. It is a major source of funding for Skidompha Public Library. All of its books, movies, music CDs and records, games, and puzzles are donated by people in the community. All staff members are volunteers, and proceeds support the library’s collections and programs.
The shop is located at 17 Backstreet Landing and is open daily from 9 to 4. Donations are accepted during those hours.
Yankee Magazine has named the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop “The Best Maine Used Bookstore.”
The designation appears in the Best of New England section of the magazine’s May/June issue. In citing the shop, Yankee wrote, “Step inside, and you’ll instantly sense the love and pride that have powered this volunteer effort for 55 years. Hand-built shelves gleam. Maps guide you to reasonably priced books for every interest. And all purchases… buoy the Skidompha Public Library. Look up from your browsing, and you’ll see the Damariscotta River meandering by…”
Matthew Graff, executive director of the library, said, “I agree with Yankee Magazine that Skidompha Book Shop is the best. The shop volunteers are genuinely some of the kindest and most generous people I have had the good fortune to work with, and we are all grateful for everything they do. I urge anyone looking for a book, or just a lovely place to spend a moment and look out at the river, to please stop by and find out for themselves why it has been voted the best in Maine.”
Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, added, “The honor of being named Maine’s best belongs to our whole community: the shop’s 55 enthusiastic and committed volunteers; our generous donors; loyal customers; and to Colby & Gale, who own and maintain this beautiful building.”
The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop is located at 17 Backstreet Landing in downtown Damariscotta. All staff members are volunteers, all items are donated, and all proceeds support the library’s programs and collections. Besides thousands of books in dozens of categories, the shop offers music on CDs and vinyl records; movies on DVD and VCR; and games and puzzles.
The shop is open every day from 9 to 4. Donations are accepted during those hours.
