Card Carrying Books & Gifts — Local services in City of Corning

I cant find a phone number for your store and I would really like to purchase a book from you. I stopped inside on Wednesday because of your lovely cat sitting inside the windowsill. She gave me a nice tour of the store and I went about my day because I was so tired and fatigued due to having a surgery a few months prior that I have not recovered from physically and emotionally. A book in the video I shot inside your store stood out to me to the point I googled it and its exactly what I'm facing as a black women with the doctors and the Healthcare industry. The book is called "Killing the Black body". I can easily order this book from amazon but I don't want to do that. I would like to support your store. The very thing this book talks about is exactly my testimony. It's the only reason I didn't stay longer and introduce myself. I felt I was going to pass out any moment. I'll attach the video of me stopping in and getting to know your kitty. And I want to thank you for being a beacon to the community and standing up for women. Being put into clinical menopause has ruined my quality of life. The surgery was unnecessarily done. And the book "Killing the Black body". I believe will help me through my journey to trying to find some sort of normalcy. The signs were there for me to see, thank goodness for me taking video of your cat, she's a blessing! Look in the video you will see the book! If I can order from you please send me a phone number where I can reach you. Thank you for...

Card Carrying Books is so much more than simply a bookstore. While physically it offers a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for a wide variety of ages and backgrounds, the store offers so much beyond that to the community. It’s a place of warmth and welcome. It’s a place of safety and encouragement.

There are events for all ages - Drag Story Time, SPCA read to a cat afternoons (which is what brought Page Turner to her forever home as a shop cat), poetry readings for elementary school students and also for adults, social justice gatherings, book clubs focused on different subjects, holiday celebrations like Pride and the anniversary of women’s right to vote, prom gatherings, wine tastings… the potential is endless because the owner, Bethany Hammond, is firmly committed to connecting with the community at large.

The impact that this small business has and has had is no small thing! Locals and visitors alike should make a point...

Card Carrying is one of my FAVORITE places in addition to having the very best bookstore cat (Page Turner), they have an amazing selection of books— everything from children’s books to non-fiction, and bestsellers to niche topics.

Bethany, the Shop’s owner, is a ray of positivity who KNOWS her books. She’ll give you great recommendations and if they don’t have it in the store, she can order it for you!

Finally, most importantly, Card Carrying is a safe space for everyone. The shop celebrates LGBTQ, feminism, body positivity, and everything in between. They carry book selections that you may not be able to find in libraries or big box stores. This little shop is a haven of inclusivity...