Canterbury Book Store

06/05/2026

Alternate take on our store beach-front:

Canterbury has a beach entrance now

06/05/2026

Enjoying our new beach front property!

The construction on Ludington St has created a new scene here at th...

04/30/2026

Heads up! The store will be CLOSED on SATURDAY 02 MAY. Business will resume on Monday. We apologize for the inconvenience.

04/20/2026

As construction downtown begins again, we apologize for the inconvenience it poses for getting to your favorite bookstore. Remember to park in the lot behind us and enter through our side door.
This happy face will be there to greet you most days. With irregular business hours, watch for the sign at the alley to know if we're open.

04/16/2026

A reminder of our young readers' essay contest currently ongoing! Get your essays submitted to the store by May 15th. Details of the essay contest at:

Dear younger readers, Thanks to the generosity of my aunt June, the Canterbury Book Store is again hosting an essay contest, and accepting submissions from readers in the age range of 8 to 17 years old; the essay should be on the topic “What specific book(s) should the Canterbury carry in its stor...

04/15/2026

We'll still be open while 2/3rds of us Canterbury workers are on vacation for the next two weeks, but we might have limited hours or unusual days when we're closed:

A couple of us at the Canterbury will be taking vacations starting around mid-April, and won’t be back until the start of May. Gregg has gamely offered to pick up as many of our shifts as he can, but even so, we’ll probably be closed on various days during that time period, likely including Apr ...

04/14/2026

The Canterbury will still be open during sidewalk/road construction coming up! If you need someplace to park during the disruption, park in the public lot behind our block. Please don't walk across the grassy lot next our building, but use the side door in the back to enter instead. Details at:

Nice weather is slowing blossoming, which means construction can’t be too far behind. And this spring and summer, our block is scheduled for some sidewalk and road deconstruction and reconstruction as the city replaces dated utilities infrastructure. Starting in the middle of this month, April, th...

03/19/2026

It's that time of the year again: the Canterbury Book Store essay contest! Open to contestants 8-17, with a fabulous prize for the winner. See the linked post for details:
https://canterburybookstore.com/new-content/2026/3/18/the-2026-canterbury-book-store-essay-contest

If you're a teacher, share with your students! And if you're not, share with your teacher friends!

Dear younger readers, Thanks to the generosity of my aunt June, the Canterbury Book Store is again hosting an essay contest, and accepting submissions from readers in the age range of 8 to 17 years old; the essay should be on the topic “What specific book(s) should the Canterbury carry in its stor...

03/18/2026

Well, we are technically dug out if anyone needs a book

01/27/2026

Guest post by Gregg!

Article by Gregg Is the Farmers Almanac Going Out of Business?  We have received a few questions along these lines recently.   The answer is...yes - and no.  There are actually two Farmers Almanacs, but one is called the "Old Farmers Almanac."