Shepton Community Bookshop CIC

Shepton Community Bookshop CIC A bookshop in the centre of Shepton Mallet that sells great secondhand books to support local charities. Run entirely by volunteers.

Opened June 2019, and we have now given away over £44,000.

This week we are celebrating SEVEN HAPPY YEARS of Shepton Community Bookshop being open. We have a set of beautiful hand...
16/06/2026

This week we are celebrating SEVEN HAPPY YEARS of Shepton Community Bookshop being open. We have a set of beautiful handmade bookmarks for every customer this week, made specially for this celebration, shown here by our lovely Monday volunteer Pat D. Thank you EVERYONE for your warm support. Here's to the next seven years of fun' laughter and excellent books!😊

Look at this wonderful collection of books by Bernard Cornwell! Hardback and paperback, all at £2.50 each.
09/06/2026

Look at this wonderful collection of books by Bernard Cornwell! Hardback and paperback, all at £2.50 each.

This splendid dog, a BORZOI, was unimpressed by our book selection. We hope you'll enjoy them more than he did! Open 10-...
02/06/2026

This splendid dog, a BORZOI, was unimpressed by our book selection. We hope you'll enjoy them more than he did! Open 10-3, Monday to Saturday. All welcome.

19/05/2026

Here's a little video clip showing the first few genres in Shepton Community Bookshop. I hope it works! Turn your sound up and press on the arrow. The ting of the bell at the end is a customer coming in. Everyone always welcome.

The shelves are FULL and you are welcome to browse! Would you like a little video clip of the shop, showing the range of...
12/05/2026

The shelves are FULL and you are welcome to browse! Would you like a little video clip of the shop, showing the range of books we have? If more than four people say yes, in total, across the nine pages we advertise on, I will give it a go. Results not guaranteed! 😊

We have been given a selection of cricket books, and a couple of books about fly-fishing. We sell used books in aid of t...
05/05/2026

We have been given a selection of cricket books, and a couple of books about fly-fishing. We sell used books in aid of the local community, and April 2026 was our highest-taking April ever, so -thank you everyone!

We have a great range of children's picture books in the bookshop at the moment, all at £1 each. And we were given a sto...
28/04/2026

We have a great range of children's picture books in the bookshop at the moment, all at £1 each. And we were given a stock of postcards of Shepton Mallet when the Tourist Information Office closed. They make a nice reminder of our beautiful town. All in the card rack. All for local good causes.

For a day or two, it felt like summer, and here's our customer enjoying the day! Whatever the weather, reading a good b...
21/04/2026

For a day or two, it felt like summer, and here's our customer enjoying the day! Whatever the weather, reading a good book makes you feel better. Come and browse.

Wow look at this donation of children's books, all saved from landfill thanks to the hard work of the SWAG team. They wi...
14/04/2026

Wow look at this donation of children's books, all saved from landfill thanks to the hard work of the SWAG team. They will all be in the bookshop, cleaned and at £1 each, from Thursday. Every book re-used is a tiny bit of good news for our beautiful planet.😊

We take books off after six weeks and put on new stock, so it's always worth visiting Shepton's wonderful bookshop. And ...
07/04/2026

We take books off after six weeks and put on new stock, so it's always worth visiting Shepton's wonderful bookshop. And we've had a great donation of jazz music. All £1 each. they are in the basket under the counter.

Address

15 High Street
Shepton Mallet
BA45AA

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+441749345522

Website

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