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Books Inc. welcomes Ken White; Chapter One’s Wathen named Humanities Hero; Clinton Book Shop’s Dougherty honored; Changing Hands postpones second location; Oakland turns Brokeland; Book Nook & Java Shop celebrates grand opening

Kepler’s reimagined; Bestsellers Café reopens; Northshire considers second location; Flintridge adds Espresso Book Machine; Harvard Coop and Children’s Book Shop named “best”; Builders Booksource reconfigures

Booksellers across the country had high praise for Candlewick’s “Find Waldo Local” campaign, which resulted in increased traffic and sales at participating businesses. The popular month-long campaign left customers asking when the next scavenger hunt would be.

Left Bank wins bookstore makeover; St. Mark’s Bookshop turns to the community; McLean and Eakin celebrates 20 years

On July 7, New Bo Books opened in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a division of Iowa City’s Prairie Lights. The arrangement allows the stores to collaborate in ways to better serve customers.

Monkey See, Monkey Do recognized for outstanding programming; Mysterious Galaxy welcomes café; Duck’s Cottage marks a decade with a new video

Monkey See, Monkey Do featured; Café opens in Mysterious Galaxy; A Decade of Duck’s Cottage

Chris and Gina Jones have less than a week left to reach their goal of $10,000 in funding to open Monte Cristo Bookshop in New London, Connecticut. 

As schools across the country adopt initiatives to better prepare children for the future, booksellers are facing new challenges as well as opportunities to work more closely with teachers and school librarians.

This past weekend, Staunton, Virginia, the home of Pufferbellies Toys and Books, held its third annual Kids’ Night Out. Sponsored by the local downtown development association, the event featured children’s activities in shops and on sidewalks community-wide.