A wide variety of Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Island-themed and authored books — children’s books, cookbooks, fiction, graphic novels, history, etc. — will be available.
Bindlestiff has partnered with A Book a Day for several years to place children’s books in West Philadelphia public schools. They’ve also organized author visits, worked with students to create a book-themed mural, sponsored writing contests, distributed free books through community organizations and mobile dental clinics, etc. Their annual fundraiser is on Saturday, October 7 from 1-4pm at the University City Arts League. Kids’ focused band Ants on a Log is performing, authors Thembi Palmer and Kat Yeh will read and sign books, kid-friendly fun crafts can be made, and anew, one-of-a-kind project will be unveiled! More details and optional RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alphabet-soup-with-a-book-a-day-tickets-707191708437?aff=oddtdtcreator
Our 2024 calendars and planners are in. We have Nikki McClure, Radical Jewish, Patel’s Start Where You Are, and the Solidarity Forever labor history calendar, and also a large selection of Slingshot planners in three different sizes (and other dated and dateless planners).
Weather permitting (there’s a chance of rain, and we don’t take books out in the rain), we’ll be offering a wide selection of books at $1, and some books for $3, during the Baltimore Avenue dollar stroll, from 5 to 8 pm. The store will also be open late to accommodate strollers.
Several volunteers recently left Philadelphia to study (from Chicago to Dublin), and others are adjusting to new work schedules as we move from summer to Fall. As a result, our schedule will be a bit unpredictable for early September, as we train and work in new volunteers and figure out what hours we can reliably cover.
We expect to be able to open pretty much every day on the schedule (Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays), but not necessarily for every shift. Some days we might open late, others we may have to close early. So it might make sense to call first (215.662.5780) if you’re making a special trip. Saturdays (Noon – 7) and Sundays (Noon – 5) should be completely reliable; right now, Tuesdays are looking the shakiest.
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