About the Bookshop
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Monday - Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 10am to 2:30pm
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Did you know books, puzzles, etc at the Given Tufts Bookshop are 100% donated? And the proceeds go to support the Given Memorial Library & Archives located at 150 Cherokee Rd, Pinehurst, NC.
If you’d like to donate to our wonderful cause, click here to see our guidelines for donations.
Thank you for supporting us!
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Did you know we are a volunteer run bookshop? Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity? Do you love books? Helping others? Meeting a variety of people from all over the world? Then look no further!
Come join our amazing group of volunteers who are energetic and fun loving. If interested, fill out our volunteer application, or email us if you have any questions.
Our History
The idea of the Given Tufts Bookshop culminated when the Friends of Given Memorial Library began to run twice yearly book sales with donated books from the community to raise money for the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives.
At the end of 2003, the Friends were losing their storage space at Village Hall. Once again, they started thinking about a used book shop. Mary Scott Arnold and Jean Funderburg (2003 and 2004 Presidents of the Friends) signed a rental agreement with Marty McKenzie at Olmsted Village to lease space at a very reasonable price. Volunteers painted, built shelves and the counter, carpet was donated and installed, and in June of 2004, the Given Bookshop opened.
Between June of 2004 and August of 2013, over ninety volunteers worked at the shop. The shop gave over $600,000 to the Library, even while renting additional space at regular price at Olmsted Village to hold the over-flow of donated books they were receiving.
In 2014 the Bookshop closed while the staff and the Library's Board of Directors looked for rental space closer to Pinehurst’s historic Village Center. In addition, the Bookshop was turned over to the Library’s Board of Directors who are now responsible for the bookshop. The Board of Directors signed a rental contract with the new owner of “Pinehurst's old Post Office” (now called Given Outpost). In turn, the Board of Directors offered a rental contract to Elliott’s on Linden for a coffee shop (now called The Roast Office). The Given Bookshop opened in its new location in April of 2015. The shop continues to have a workforce of approximately ninety volunteers and continues to bring in funds which are 100% donated to the Library and Archives.
Audrey Moriarty, the Library Services and Archives Director for the Village of Pinehurst, has been fully involved and the shop's cheerleader for all these years. Many of the volunteers have been involved since the beginning - the shop could not have been so successful without them. Jean Funderburg was the Volunteer Manager until recently when she “semi-retired”; she always had others to help her. The Given Tufts Bookshop is truly a community endeavor with the community benefiting in many ways.
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“Going to the downtown Post Office is a ritual, a tradition for so many.”
INSIDE GIVEN OUTPOSTThe Roast Office
After you’ve enjoyed roaming the Bookshop, stop by The Roast Office, a great little coffee shop located inside the old Post Office building. Grab a cup of coffee, a piping hot tea, or a delicious latte. There is also an outdoor patio area to enjoy your new book while sipping away your cares. What better way to start your day in the Village of Pinehurst than books and coffee?