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

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.

Once Upon a Time’s Jessica Palacios honored; Duck’s Cottage turns 10; Beehive Books celebrates five; North Carolina indies recognized; St. Mark’s readies for mob; Tattered Cover’s “Theater of Ideas”

Blue Ridge Books celebrates five years; Bookmans becomes wedding venue; Bookshop Santa Cruz unveils Espresso Book Machine; A sendoff for former Mystery Lovers owners; Greenlight partners with museum

It’s not just kids who are having fun with Candlewick’s month-long Find Waldo Local campaign — parents and local business owners are in the spirit, too.

Find Waldo Local, Candlewick’s scavenger hunt-style campaign spearheaded by indie booksellers in communities nationwide, began on Sunday, July 1. This week, and in the days leading up to the event, bookstores that rallied their neighboring independent businesses to participate gained recognition in their local media.