Girl Scouts combine cookies, Valentines at book shop
Feb. 11, 2022 | By Waterbury Roundabout 
Local Girl Scouts work on handmade Valentine cards to offer at their pop-up cookie sale at Bridgeside Books this weekend. Courtesy photo
Bridgeside Books will be hopping this weekend with special events tied to Valentine’s Day and Girl Scout Cookie season.
Waterbury’s Girl Scout Troop 30228 will host a cookie sale at Bridgeside Books on Sunday, Feb. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The sale has a special Valentine theme as members of the troop have created about 100 handmade Valentine cards with quotations about cookies. Stop in for just cookies, or shop for Valentine, a book, and a card to give as a Valentine’s gift.
The troop will have boxes of all the usual Girl Scout cookie varieties. It also plans another pop-up sale at Shaw's in Waterbury on Feb. 20.
Meanwhile, special events at Bridgeside are popular with Saturday evening’s Not Your Average Date Night already full, according to store owner Katya d’Angelo. The free event suggests couples romantic or otherwise visit to explore the store following book-themed prompts. Attendance is limited but d’Angelo has a waitlist should there be cancellations. Email info@bridgesidebooks.com with questions or to be added to the list.
The shop still has a supply of wrapped books for its February “Blind Date with a Book” project. Hardcover and paperback, fiction and non-fiction titles are wrapped with just a short "bio" provided making them a surprise to buyers or recipients. Books are priced at $6.99.
Handmade Valentines have messages that match the Girl Scout cookies. Courtesy photo