Rochester would be in a sad state without these outside-the-box shops, and today’s a good day to rediscover places like Ampersand Books (at Writers & Books), Cerebral Kingdom on State Street, Element of Fun at Village Gate, Greenwood Books on East Avenue, Hipocampo Books in the South Wedge, and Small World Books, among others. Or take a jaunt to towns like Brockport, Clifton Springs, Geneseo, or Macedon for the charms of the village shop.