Kennett book lover buys Hockessin BookShelf to keep store open

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

Rebecca Dowling, left, has sold the Hockessin BookShelf to Jan Blab, right.   A Kennett Square bibliophile upset that the Hockessin BookShelf was closing now owns the store. Already among the independent book store’s clients and fierce fans, Jen Blab has spent a good chunk of her life managing book stores or working in libraries, so the idea of buying …