Raven Used Books broadcasts closure of Harvard Sq. store

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The bookstore will say goodbye to Cambridge this summer time however transfer to a brand new location in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.

Harvard Sq. will lose one in all its longtime companies this summer time. 

After 18 years, Raven Used Books is shuttering its Cambridge store and shifting to a brand new location in Western Massachusetts, proprietor John Petrovato introduced “with bittersweet emotion” Friday on Fb. 

“The years of enterprise at this location has been superb and I cherish all of the sturdy relationships constructed and assist of the neighborhood,” he wrote. “With my household’s relocation to southern Vermont, it’s time to transition to a brand new journey.”

The brand new location for Raven Used Books might be at 49 Conway St. in Shelburne Falls. Located in a former mill, it should host indoor and outside occasions and have a restaurant. 

Raven Used Books was initially began in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1995; Petrovato moved the enterprise to Harvard Sq. in 2005, organising store, initially, at 52 JFK St., in keeping with the enterprise’ web site. A second location was opened on Newbury Road in 2010, however a big hire improve resulted within the store’s closure in 2015. 

The Cambridge retailer moved to its present location at 23 Church St. in 2015. 

Petrovato on Friday didn’t present a closure date for the store on Church Road, however mentioned that every one reward certificates and credit score slips will proceed to be honored at Cambridge store till the doorways shut after which be accepted on the new location.  

“I can not thank sufficient the entire Raven workers and devoted clients who made this retailer a vibrant a part of Harvard Sq. for therefore a few years,” he wrote.