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Our Hours in the New Year

We will be OPEN 11 to 5 every day of the week, starting Sunday, January 2nd, 2022, with extended hours on Fridays until 8. Happy New Year Year!!

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Our Hours through the New Year

We will be OPEN 11 to 6 through Thursday, December 23rd. On Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24th, our hours are 11 to 4. We will be CLOSED Christmas Day.  We will be OPEN 11 to 6 from Sunday, December 26th … Continue reading

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A Rare Acquisition

Bell’s Books is pleased to offer a rare set of three first editions from the early Winnie-the-Pooh series, with each copy signed by both the author, A.A. Milne, and illustrator, E. H. Shepard. These are first editions that were released … Continue reading

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Palo Alto Historical Association Presents…

Here’s a link to the talk Faith and other long-term business owners in Palo Alto gave regarding their businesses’ histories on October 3, 2021. Included in this talk are Georgie Gleim of Gleim Jewelers, Leslie Mills and Sue Diggle Mills … Continue reading

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Expanded Hours for the Holidays!

We will be CLOSED Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25th. On Friday, November 26th, we will be open from 11 to 8. Starting Saturday, November 27th, our expanded holiday hours will be: Every day 11 to 6, Fridays 11 to 8. … Continue reading

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A Distinguished Visitor

Yesterday morning Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell visited Bell’s to sign her new memoir entitled Her Honor. Judge Cordell is the first African-American woman to sit on the Superior Court of Northern California, has been a member of the Palo Alto … Continue reading

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Our Alley Has Come Alive!

Come see re-imagined public spaces this coming weekend in Palo Alto. The City of Palo Alto is hosting an event designed to “…reframe the City as a laboratory for urban interventions and creative placemaking..,” and we at Bell’s are one … Continue reading

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Mark Your Calendars!

Sunday, October 3rd, from 2 to 3 PM the Palo Alto Historical Association will be hosting a webinar entitled “Against the Odds: Palo Alto Businesses over 50 Years Old,” and our own Faith Bell will be participating to share some … Continue reading

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Photogenic

Our Margo Davis photography event went splendidly. Congratulations to Margo for a sizable and enthusiastic turnout! Margo (center), flanked by friends and family in front of Bell’s at the event on Sunday, September 19th. Professor Clayborne Carson, director of the … Continue reading

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A Sidewalk Celebration with Margo Davis!

Our newest window display features the photography of Margo Davis! Margo is a specialist in black-and-white portrait photography, and we are delighted to present her striking images to you. We have copies of three of her books, UNDER ONE SKY, … Continue reading

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