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Celebrating One Year with South Main Books
From Downtown Salisbury Inc: Did you know that Downtown Salisbury’s local bookstore has donated over $13,000 worth of books to Little Libraries Rowan just in this past year?! This generosity is just one of the many reasons we love South Main Book Co and its owner Alissa Redmond. Help us in celebrating their almost 1-year…
Read MoreSalisbury Business Donates Thousands of Anti-Racist Titles
SALISBURY, N.C. — Stocking the free little libraries in Rowan County is not a new concept for a Salisbury business owner. Alissa Reymond is the owner of South Main Book Company. She began filling the free little libraries in May. “It’s kind of a COVID friendly activity right, because you can put books in libraries…
Read MoreSouth Main Book Company is stocking Little Free Libraries with antiracist titles
SALISBURY — Alissa Redmond began stocking the Free Little Libraries at county schools with books in May as a way to give back to the community who continued to support her store, South Main Book Company, while many retailers had to close their doors due to COVID-19. Now, she’s continuing that project with a slight…
Read MoreConfederate monument enthusiasts targeted my store—and it comically backfired.
I purchased an independent bookstore in Salisbury, North Carolina just six months ago, after taking leave from my career as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State. After tours in Afghanistan, India, and other cities overseas, I was eager to give my four-year-old daughter stability and sidewalks for a while as she…
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