July 2024

Holden Scoops

Summer is in the Village! Normally during this time of year, we’d be lining up for Snack Bar at the Village center or gallivanting around for live action Clue. While the intrepid in-Village team labors to keep the facilities running and the downlake team works to keep you connected, Holden Village store lead Kristin Storey is busy running the Village Store. 


All of Holden’s inventory, including books, apparel, and one-of-a-kind made-at-Holden items remains in the Village. Managing these items, fulfilling orders, and sending them down by helicopter has proved to be a logistical challenge but we’re happy to connect you with the items you love (and keep revenue flowing to the Village during its temporary closure).


This month, the Holden Store is offering a special “Christmas in July” promotion with free shipping on orders over $50 or more. Keep reading to learn more about some new items and what Kristin (our most excellent store lead) has been working on.

What's happening in the Holden Store?

A whole lot of F.U.N.

We are fine-tuning the online Store website: regularly adding items, creating special promotions (Get ready for our Christmas in July event!), updating images, and improving the customer experience.


We are figuring out how to run a fiscally responsible and successful business.


We are facilitating sales across multiple locations – the online Store, the in-Village Store, our three Off the Road Merch tabling kits, as well as our new online presence via Bookshop.org and Libro.fm.


We are upending expectations by soaring past projected sales in the second quarter.


We are utilizing resources as a member of the American Booksellers Association and Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.


We are uplifting Holden’s Mission &Vision by carrying local, sustainable, responsible products for our customers.


We are nurturing our relationship with the Holden Advancement &; Communications department to promote the Store to our larger community.


We are negotiating and crunching numbers in order to continue building our

inventory and deliver on what our customers want.


And, we are never bored as orders continue to come in and our team works to fulfill them promptly with a hand-written note of appreciation for their purchase and support of Holden Village at this time.


Kristin Storey

Business - Store Lead

It's Christmas in July at the Holden Store!

Although there will probably only be a small team in the Village at Christmas,You can celebrate with us from afar and support Holden Village by shopping our online Store and affiliate sites.


Browse the online Store to find apparel, household and décor items, Holden books,

stocking stuffers galore, and more.


We are offering FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50.00.


And, during the entire month, you can pre-order the new Holden Scoops t-shirt in sizes ranging from 6 months to 3XL.


And remember, for all of your book gift-giving be sure to shop on our affiliate sites Bookshop.org and Libro.fm. Bookshop.org supports independent bookstores and their communities and Libro.fm shares profits from your audiobook purchases or membership with Holden store when you create a linked account.

Holden Scoops


The most asked for classic Holden design has returned to the Holden Store, now revised and updated to commemorate our current closure with a bit of Holden Hilarity.


The origin story of this iconic design with its retro fonts and vintage color scheme has been elusive, but, as we all know, ice cream has been a part of the Holden experience since the early days with the Snack Bar serving the one and only “Holden Scoop” to villagers for decades.


This intricate five color design that adorned T-shirts and Snack Bar aprons in the past is once again available in Adult-Men and Women, Youth, and Child (6m-4T) sizes in an array of colors.


Even though we can’t wait in line together to get our Holden Scoop, we’ve added an exclusive "Holden closure" menu to the back of the shirt:

Daily Specials – Dec. 10, 25


Mudslide

Espresso Crunch

Rocky Road


Go to the Holden Store at holdenvillagestore.com to pre-order your shirt(s).


Your soft, 6 oz., 100% cotton shirt will be printed on demand by our screen printer Tim in Chelan and then shipped to you fresh from our downlake fulfillment center.


It’s been a long time since this beloved design was available. Don’t miss your chance to get the new version!


Shop during our Christmas in July event and receive FREE shipping on $50 or more orders.

Photo date: December 11, 2025

 
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