Two milk crates hold free children's books, marked with signs encouraging young readers to keep their noses stuck in books. The third box is for the adult meeting group, that meets once a month. Vermont books line a freestanding shelf in the store's front window, just behind the large wooden table that offers customers a place to linger over coffee and the newspaper. You get to debate politics, solve some of the world's problems. It's not just a good cup of coffee, although it is a good cup of coffee.
People call or come into the store for just about everything.
At that, Rebel, the store dog, sighs and ambles out the door. Perhaps just the thought of all those questions was too much for him. Because life does seem to move slower in Belmont. People are more inclined to stop and chat, to linger over lunch or a conversation across the deli counter. Well off the beaten path, Belmont is a destination for those who live there or love to visit.