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Merit Badge Books A woman-owned indie bookstore in Hamburg, NY.
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The best part about dropping off Waldos to neighborhood businesses before opening up the store today is the treats! Divi...
19/06/2026

The best part about dropping off Waldos to neighborhood businesses before opening up the store today is the treats! Diving into this blueberry crumble iced latte from 18 Mile Bakery, yum! And I got to take in my monstera plant to Prima Plants where it’s getting repotted while I work. 🌱❤️

Find Waldo Local starts here in Hamburg on July 1st! 🔍

If you’ve been looking for them, we’ve now got Vol 1-3 of The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion in stock! ❤️ (And when ...
18/06/2026

If you’ve been looking for them, we’ve now got Vol 1-3 of The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion in stock! ❤️ (And when you get obsessed with St Crispin’s, we’ll make sure to order the next 5!)

17/06/2026

Over here making so much content I forgot to post this yesterday! 🤣

A couple of books to know about this week:
THE SOMEDAY GARDEN by Ashley Poston
SONGS OF THE DEAD by Brandon Sanderson and Peter Orullian
VILLA COCO by Andrew Sean Greer

❤️💙 Waldo’s on his way back to Hamburg! ❤️💙The hunt for Waldo (and his friend, Wizard Whitebeard!) starts on July 1st. 🔍...
16/06/2026

❤️💙 Waldo’s on his way back to Hamburg! ❤️💙

The hunt for Waldo (and his friend, Wizard Whitebeard!) starts on July 1st. 🔍 Merit Badge Books will again be hosting Find Waldo Local, the month-long scavenger hunt to find Waldo in twenty-four businesses around the village of Hamburg.

Find Waldo Local is a free summer activity for everyone. Your goal? Grab a Waldo passport card at MBB starting on July 1st. You’ll find 24 village businesses listed inside—they each have a small Waldo hidden in their shops!

How many places can YOU find him? You have the whole month of July to search. Once you find Waldo in 10 or more businesses, you can redeem your card at Merit Badge Books for prizes! We’ll top off the month-long fun with a big Waldo party on August 1st.

We’ll post more Waldo information over the next 2 weeks and you can head to the link in our bio to read all about it and see a map of participating businesses. We can’t wait to start the hunt!

Got to enjoy Pride in the Park today and what a great vibe! 👏🌈 This is a reminder to stop in over the next few weeks to ...
14/06/2026

Got to enjoy Pride in the Park today and what a great vibe! 👏🌈 This is a reminder to stop in over the next few weeks to pick up some book goodies. Your dollars will support indie AND support Rainbow Collective of WNY! Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

We are closing early today. Both my girls are finishing out their school years (one is graduating middle school and the ...
12/06/2026

We are closing early today. Both my girls are finishing out their school years (one is graduating middle school and the other is graduating elementary school 😭) and today happens to be packed full of end-of-year activities for them both. I want to be there for it all. ❤️ Thanks for understanding and we’ll be back to normal hours tomorrow!

Friday 11-4
Saturday 11-5

Story time sneak peak! I am thoroughly delighted by the rhyming picture book UNICORNS IN UNIFORMS by Beth Ferry & AN Kan...
11/06/2026

Story time sneak peak! I am thoroughly delighted by the rhyming picture book UNICORNS IN UNIFORMS by Beth Ferry & AN Kang. It’s silly and sweet and teaches kids about the satisfaction of working together (without being too serious).

Tomorrow evening! Bring your trinkets on trays, in bags—however you wanna get them to MBB—and trade them in for new-to-y...
11/06/2026

Tomorrow evening! Bring your trinkets on trays, in bags—however you wanna get them to MBB—and trade them in for new-to-you treasures from someone else! There’s no rules, just a fun hour of squealing over little things together. ❤️

Join us for a 3-part workshop designed to deepen your self-awareness and reflection through the power of journaling. 📝Th...
10/06/2026

Join us for a 3-part workshop designed to deepen your self-awareness and reflection through the power of journaling. 📝

The first three Mondays in July! *This is a workshop we moved from its original March run dates*

When you think about journaling, do you worry that you’d just be writing down the “boring stuff” like what you ate and who annoyed you by sneezing too loudly? Do you journal and then look back and realize it’s a notebook full of complaints? Do you wish you got more out of it? Or maybe you’re a bit too intimidated to start.

We’ve all stared at a blank page and wish we had something profound to put on it.

Come learn the art of reflective journaling as a way to deepen your self-awareness by examining your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a structured and intentional way.

This course will be led by Tricia Applegate.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS: You will need to bring a notebook and a pen to all three workshop evenings.

The purchase of a ticket will register you for ALL THREE DATES: July 6, 13, and 20th. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3-week-reflective-journaling-workshop-tickets-1991506087317

Address

276 Buffalo Street

14075

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 11:00 - 17:00
Thursday 11:00 - 17:00
Friday 11:00 - 19:00
Saturday 11:00 - 17:00

Telephone

+17162550163

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