#ICYMI: I was invited today to join my friend Baird Welch-Collins in performing at the Niantic No Kings Day protest. It was our first time publicly performing together in earnest - please take a listen!
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#NoKings #NoKingsDay #NianticCT #Singing #HoldOn
What are you reading today? The Book Barn is officially snowed in, but we’re warm at home with good books. Drop your current read below and let’s build the coziest snow day reading list around.
#NianticCT #SnowDayReads #UsedBooks
Narrow back room at The Book Barn in downtown Niantic filled wall-to-wall with cookbooks, long wooden shelves on both sides, a checkered black-and-white floor, and a brown bench in the center aisle.
Wooden bookshelf filled with celebrity chef cookbooks at The Book Barn in Niantic, CT, including titles by Ina Garten, Rachael Ray, Emeril Lagasse, and Giada De Laurentiis, neatly arranged under a “TV Chefs” label.
Tall stack of colorful cookbooks balanced on a small white step stool inside The Book Barn, featuring titles like SkinnyTaste, Barefoot Contessa, Beat Bobby Flay, and The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook.
Floor-to-ceiling wooden shelves packed with baking and dessert cookbooks at The Book Barn, including sections labeled Chocolate, Frozen Treats, and Cookies, with tightly arranged spines in pastel and earth tones.
Our downtown store has a cookbook room. Not a shelf. Not a section. A full room devoted to chocolate, cookies, grilling, slow cooking, fast cooking, and heroic dinner plans. If you have ever said “I should cook more,” this is your moment. #NianticCT #UsedBooks #Cookbooks
Thank you to everyone who came out to my Constituent Corner today. I’m grateful for the thoughtful conversations — and the falafel and chicken & lamb skewers from Taza Grill were excellent! #connecticut #flanders #eastlyme #eastlymect #niantic #ct #nianticct
A smiling woman wearing a blue "Book Barn" T-shirt holds a clear plastic donation bin labeled "Care and Share of East Lyme" inside a cozy bookstore. Bookshelves filled with colorful titles line the background.
We’re collecting nonperishable food at all 3 Book Barn spots for Care and Share of East Lyme. Bring a can, grab a book, help a neighbor. Full list of needed items: careandshareofel.org
#nianticct #bookbarnniantic #fooddrive
The exterior of the Hades building at The Book Barn, decorated with detailed and colorful underworld-themed art. A skeletal ferryman rows a boat through a flaming river, surrounded by outstretched arms and fiery borders. Shelves of books are visible inside, and both sides of the entrance feature new flame-painted panels and sculptural elements including gargoyles, skulls, and ravens.
Two vividly painted panels sit on a table, covered in hand-painted flames with hues of red, orange, yellow, and purple. The left panel features three stylized purple dragons emerging from the fire. The right panel includes a mounted sculpture of a crouching gargoyle above a separate shelf holding a black raven perched on a human skull.
A close-up of a sculpted gargoyle figure crouching on a black shelf, surrounded by a background of painted flames. The gargoyle is painted gold and purple, with muscular detail, outstretched wings, and a fierce expression.
The right-side doorway of the Hades building, with flames painted from top to bottom. A mounted display features a snarling skull with “Welcome to Hades!” signage, a golden gargoyle crouching mid-frame, and a black raven perched on a skull near the base, all set against a blazing background of fire.
Our Hades building just got a fiery refresh, complete with gargoyles, ravens, and some very judgmental skulls. Stop by before Halloween and enter… if you dare. If you haven’t visited, follow the flames... and maybe bring a coin for the ferryman.
#NianticCT #HalloweenReads #BookBarnHaunts
The cats have signed off on it: our annual sale runs from October 11 to 19. Take 30% off all merchandise (except SWAG) at all three locations. Bring a bag. Bring a friend. Bring a list. Or don't. Surprises are part of the fun.
#UsedBooks #NianticCT #BookSale
A display of doll reference books featuring German Doll Encyclopedia 1800–1939 by Jürgen and Marianne Cieslik, showing an array of antique dolls against a gothic cathedral backdrop. Beneath it are three volumes by Johana Gast Anderton titled More Twentieth Century Dolls and Twentieth Century Dolls in brown, maroon, and blue hardcovers.
A tall stack of brightly colored hardcover doll collector books, mostly by Patricia R. Smith. Titles include Antique Collector’s Dolls, Madame Alexander Dolls 1965–1990, and multiple volumes of Modern Collector’s Dolls, each in different colored bindings such as gold, white, blue, red, and green.
The front cover of German Dolls: Identification & Values by Patricia Smith. A bisque doll dressed in a formal military uniform stands in a lush garden with red geraniums. The cover is a bold red with ornamental black corner designs framing the image.
From bisque dolls of the 1800s to iconic faces from the 1990s, our shelves are stacked with guides for collectors and curious readers alike.
#AntiqueDolls #CollectorBooks #NianticCT
A wooden bookshelf filled with shrink-wrapped volumes of Creepy Archives, Eerie Archives, and Vampirella graphic novels. The covers are colorful and neatly arranged in two rows. Most titles are from Dark Horse and Dynamite Comics.
Creepy, Eerie, Vampirella. All newly shelved and still in their shrink-wrap, like a vampire dodging a garlic garland. Horror fans, come meet your monsters.
#horrorcomics #nianticct #vampirella
Picture of flowers blooming at the Book Barn
Picture of flowers blooming at the Book Barn
Picture of flowers blooming at the Book Barn
Picture of flowers blooming at the Book Barn
Spring’s gone full novel out here—flowers, mushrooms, sunshine, and a perfect plot for Mother’s Day. Bring Mom by The Book Barn for a story-filled stroll.
#MothersDay #BookLoversGarden #NianticCT
Ancient history books on a shelf.
Ancient history books on a floor.
Ancient history books on a floor.
Ancient history books on a shelf.
The Book Barn just pulled in a legendary haul of ancient history! Romans, Vikings, pharaohs, druids—if they wore a crown or carried a spear, we’ve got 'em. Come explore the past before it disappears again. #AncientHistory #UsedBooks #NianticCT
Books available to purchase at our downtown store.
Books available to purchase at our downtown store.
New boxed sets are in at our Downtown spot—Tolkien, Hardy Boys, Rebel Girls, and more! Great tales, lovingly wrapped in cardboard and nostalgia. Stop by 65 Pennsylvania Ave and bring a story home.
#BookBoxSets #NianticCT #ReadMoreBooks
News 12 CT took a trip to The Book Barn, & we’re thrilled to share it! Take a peek inside our world of books, cats, and literary treasure hunting.
Watch here: connecticut.news12.com/road-trip-bo...
Quick note: We’re open 363 days a year, not 365. Booksellers need holidays, too!
#BookBarn #NianticCT
The cold has us pressing pause on book buying until Friday, January 10th (fingers crossed for better weather!). Don’t worry—no staff members are freezing in the name of literature...except for this photo op. Stay warm and visit our Downtown store for new finds!
#UsedBooks #NianticCT #CozyBrowsing
