COVID-19 Update
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health have allowed some retail businesses, including ours, to reopen with required guidelines. There is nothing more important to us than keeping you and our booksellers safe, so we are not only strictly adhering to those guidelines, we’re exceeding them. Ohio also now mandates face coverings be worn in public.
During a meeting with all of our employees, we discussed and set the terms we plan to use for reopening and operating our store. This was a unanimous decision. Here are the things we’re came up with to make it as safe as possible to shop with us:
Our store hours will return to normal. However, the first two hours of the day, 10 a.m. - Noon, Monday through Saturday, are being reserved exclusively for older customers or those who may be more vulnerable.
All of our employees are required, by state order, to wear masks while customers are in the store. This is to protect everyone who comes into the store. The state of Ohio also requires anyone in public have a face covering, so you are required to have a face covering on to enter our store.
Only one family at a time is allowed in the children’s books area.
We’ve installed a Plexiglas shield at the checkout area and have moved the credit card chip reader and contact-less payment reader to the outside of that shield so you can process your own credit card transactions.
Paper bags will also be outside the shield for you to use.
We are doing additional cleaning and sanitizing of surfaces in the store.
For now, we’re not able to accept any returns or exchanges in the store.
We understand that even with these extra measures, you may still not feel comfortable or safe coming into the store. That’s understandable and we respect that. You can still place a book order online by clicking here. It will be shipped to you, free of charge. If that option doesn’t work for you, call the store at (740) 771-3369 and leave your order and contact information on our voicemail.
If you want to purchase a puzzle, t-shirt, sweatshirt, or hoodie, you can do that by clicking here. Shipping on non-book items is a flat $5.
If you’d like to purchase an e-gift card, you can do that here.
Audio books are available for purchase through Libro.fm.
We know this is a tough time for everyone. The safety of our employees and customers is our number one priority. We’ll do as much as we safely can to help get you through it. We’re all in this together.
Don’t forget to wash your hands.
Helpful links
Ohio Department of Health Coronavirus website
Ross County Health District
Adena Health System
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention