Business Description
Great Shopping. Renowned Service. That's G&R!
Located in Hunt Valley, Maryland and part of Baltimore County, Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley is the premier independent bookstore in Maryland.
Proudly serving the Baltimore, Towson and Cockeysville areas, Greetings & Readings offers a selection of books, cards and fine gifts that have been refined over the years to include such notable brands as Vera Bradley, Life is good, Spartina, Swarovski, Godiva, Hallmark, Papyrus, SwitchFlops, Webkinz and much more. Greetings & Readings provides a café with Wi-Fi service, great coffee and desserts.
Greetings & Readings LogoThe Baum family opened Greetings & Readings as a small book and card shop in 1969. The business has evolved to become the 30,000-square-foot establishment in Hunt Valley. Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley opened as part of the Hunt Valley Towne Centre in Baltimore County, Maryland in August of 2005 and is co-owned by the founders' son, Steven Baum, and son-in-law, Stephen Spund.
"What makes our bookstore distinctive," Baum said, "is our staff. They know books, they care about books and they care about the customers."
Find out more about the history of Greetings & Readings with this feature article from Bookselling This Week by the American Booksellers Association. Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley is always full of activity - trunk shows for women's fashions, balloon deliveries, twice-weekly story readings for children, weekly author appearances and more.
Greetings & Readings places an emphasis on quality Customer Service. The Customer Service department can help make your life a little easier with gift boxes for your purchases, custom gift wrap, postage stamps, returns/exchanges and whatever else you may need!
Address & Contact
- Street:
- 118 Shawan Road
- Postcode:
- 21030
- City:
- Hunt Valley
- State:
- Maryland
- Zip:
- 21030
- Phone:
- 410-771-3022
- Website:
- http://www.greetingsandreadings.com
- Category:
- Book Store
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