Welcoming our New Neighbor, Books on the Common
Everyone loves a good story, and Books on the Common has plenty of them – including a nice one of their own.
Bev and I are avid readers and browsers - - we are not all law, all the time - - and we are going to enjoy the convenience of frequenting our new Main Street neighbor, Books on the Common.
The longtime Ridgefield bookseller recently relocated to Main Street after 25 years at their previous address at Copps Hill Common. The store has moved to historic 404 Main Street, into the space that belonged to Bedient’s Hardware for 100 years. According to the Ridgefield Press, owners Ellen Burns and Darwin Ellis are looking forward to many years in their new Main Street location.
As business owners ourselves, we applaud the efforts and success of Burns and Ellis. It takes a lot of hard work and knowledge to maintain an independent business in any situation, but in today’s economy it is especially challenging. In fact, some of the fixtures in the new store are from other local bookstores that did not fare as well. According to the Press, Burns said the proprietors of those stores were happy to have a piece of their own history continue in another independent bookstore.
We are pleased to call them our Main Street neighbors and wish them much success.
