‘Welcoming feel’: Ontario couple opens used bookstore in Halifax
Global News
The Agricola Street Bookstore was a long-time dream for the couple, despite many bookstores that have had to close during the pandemic.
A new secondhand book store opened in Halifax over the winter holidays, and its owners are thrilled with the response.
Nick Szymanis and Oona Craig, a couple from Ontario, have been calling Nova Scotia home for six years.
Over the last year, they achieved what was a long-time dream, despite many bookstores that have had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Szymanis tells Global News the idea for the Agricola Street Bookstore was inspired by the location and space.
“We created something we were fairly certain in this space would work beautifully, with the street that it’s on, for the neighbourhood it’s in,” Szymanis said.
“When it was time to open … people received it so well. They were very excited to find affordably priced, good quality books, in a place they can walk to.”
Both Szymanis and Craig were teachers.
“I can’t deny that I did play library when I was little,” Craig joked.
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