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Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, a new and used bookstore residing in an historic opera house in Ossining, N.Y., opened for business last Friday. Owners Amy Hall and her husband Rob Lowenthal told Patch.com that they went ahead with the opening even though the building's heat was off. Despite that, Hall reported, "the response from the community has been tremendous. So much excitement!"
While the store's used book inventory spans all genres, Hudson Valley Books for Humanity's new inventory emphasizes books written by women, BIPOC authors and authors from other historically underrepresented backgrounds. There is a selection of books in Spanish, along with a variety of products from local artisans and craftspeople.
Hall added that the bookstore is still a work in progress, and likely will be for a few more weeks, but the heat issue should be resolved quickly. Once everything is up and running, they plan to start hosting community events.
Over the summer Hall and Lowenthal ran a crowdfunding campaign to help open the store, raising more than $20,000.