By Mark Bialczak
LPL Communications Specialist
There’s always room on the holiday shopping list for that just-right gift that will top off the kiddies’ stockings, make the co-workers smile and let the neighbors know that you think they’re A-OK.
Did you know that the LPL has a gift shop with goodies that can take care of all those folks and more?
In fact, there’s a display case set up behind and just to the right of the circulation desk in the main room of the building on the corner of Second and Tulip streets in the lovely Village of Liverpool set up for you to window-shop the next time you come a calling. You can discover the LPL posters, pens, postcards and plenty of stuff that starts with other letters of the alphabet, too. They’re all wearing big tags so you’ll know how much they cost.
You can start with postcards, priced at just 50 cents each. The picture side features the big quilt that’s framed on the other side of the doorway from the display, adorned with 30 squares highlighting prominent landmarks around Liverpool. You can pair that with a stylus pen that costs $2, and the recipient can put the two together for messages to send around the world: Miss you. Come visit soon.
If there’s a Dinosaur Garden lover on your list, our big “Read Together” poster with a pair of creatures reading a book about humans might be the right thing. The colorful collage sums up the mood with “Don’t Let Imagination Go Extinct,” and you can purchase it for $10.
If your target audience is more high-tech, there are ear-buds to make the most out of the sound from mobile devices for just $1, and flash drives so anyone can transfer digital files from source to source, for $9.
Adult coloring has been found to relieve stress, so the LPL Gift Shop carries five different books full of scenes that can be personalized. The prices range from $9 to $11. And the set of coloring pencils that can be used for them all is just $1.50.
The “Liverpool Legends” series of DVDs is available, the list of video titles produced about local history including “Bayberry,” “Electronics Park,” “Exploring Liverpool’s Past,” “GE Heavy Military,” “Liverpool Cemetery,” “Once Upon a Time on Old Liverpool Road,” “Onondaga Lake Park,” “Roustabouts,” “Sharon Fulmer,” “Town of Clay,” “Town of Salina, 200 Years,” “Veterans of Post 188” and “Willow Museum.” The DVDs can be purchased for $10. “Onondaga Lake Park” and “Roustabouts” also are available on Blu-Ray, for $15.
Finally, you can buy a Zippered Tote Bag for any or all of them to fit in for $7.
The merchandise can be purchased at the checkout desk. All proceeds benefit the Liverpool Public Library.
