According to the Quillandquire, When The Book Shelf closed its doors to the public on March 14 because of the COVID-19 crisis, the family-run business was in a unique position. The Minetts also operate a cinema and the restaurant/performance venue eBar at their popular cultural complex in downtown Guelph. Just a month before the shutdown, they completed an extensive two-year renovation project – paid for in part through fundraising – adding an accessible elevator to the upper-level eBar.

“Sometimes things just take another direction,” says co-owner Ben Minett, who, with his sister Hannah, co-owns the business founded in 1973 by his parents, Barb and Doug.

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