In just six months since opening, Ms. Shenkin Kerr has created a community hub through Bard Books. 'I cannot leave my house without bumping into someone I know,' she said, highlighting the personal connections nurtured through her independent bookshop.
Meryl Halls, managing director of the Booksellers Association, emphasized the resilient nature of independent bookshops, noting they "provide local jobs, enrich local communities and fuel local economies; they bring social cohesion and cultural capital to their towns and villages."
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