Mar 23, 2013

Brockton Library Gift Shop Provides Support for Library ProjectsBy Silvana VivasEnterpriseNews.com

Brockton, MA – Books, magazines and movie DVDs are not the only items patrons will find at the Brockton Public Library’s main branch on Main Street. There’s also jewelry, magnets, soaps, hand-painted glassware and other items – all sold in the Arnold Swartz Gift Shop, on the library’s first floor.

Brockton isn’t the only library around that runs a gift shop. Anne Beauregard, a volunteer who runs the shop, said Braintree and Quincy libraries also have them.

The Turner Free Library in Randolph has a cafe where patrons can buy gently used books and other publications, along with coffee or tea. It’s run by the library’s Friends group.

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