Will re-open ~ as soon as we can. Watch for details.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Will re-open ~ as soon as we can secure a safe place. Photo taken Wednesday, July 20. Hole in drop-ceiling through which fell a 35.6 L, 17" x 22" Rubbermaid bin full of water. Shop vac delivered for John to do some sort of clean-up! Turned out to be the least of our problems.
(For larger image, click 3X on photo.)
Smile for Today ~
"When we are collecting books, we are collecting
happiness."
~ Vincent Starrett (1886 - 1974) American writer, newspaper man, born above his grandfather's bookshop in Toronto, Ontario.
"...open the the book itself, carefully lifting the front cover and, with brand-new books (as opposed to used ones), quietly thrilling at the slight resistance offered by a cover that's never been opened before. Gingerly turning the pages, I read the half-title page, the title page, and, in a nonfiction book, the table of contents, savoring each step, until I come to the first page of text. This is the real test, the point at which I will decide to buy or not to buy, elect to make this book part of my life or place it back on the shelf. And so I read the first paragraph, only the first paragraph, never more...."
~ Rob Kaplan (b. 1952) American author, journalist
"When we are collecting books, we are collecting
happiness."
~ Vincent Starrett (1886 - 1974) American writer, newspaper man, born above his grandfather's bookshop in Toronto, Ontario.
"...open the the book itself, carefully lifting the front cover and, with brand-new books (as opposed to used ones), quietly thrilling at the slight resistance offered by a cover that's never been opened before. Gingerly turning the pages, I read the half-title page, the title page, and, in a nonfiction book, the table of contents, savoring each step, until I come to the first page of text. This is the real test, the point at which I will decide to buy or not to buy, elect to make this book part of my life or place it back on the shelf. And so I read the first paragraph, only the first paragraph, never more...."
~ Rob Kaplan (b. 1952) American author, journalist
Friday, July 29, 2011
Did you Know ?
The Indian Bible, printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was the first edition of the Scriptures in any language to be printed in the land that was to become the United States of America?
The Algonquian Indians had no written language. A Reverend Mr. Eliot learned their spoken language, established a symbology and with the help of a London printer and London machinery, produced in 1662 the New Testament. In 1663 the Old Testament was added.
A PASSION for BOOKS, Edited byHarold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, 1999, article by Ben D. Zevin
The Indian Bible, printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was the first edition of the Scriptures in any language to be printed in the land that was to become the United States of America?
The Algonquian Indians had no written language. A Reverend Mr. Eliot learned their spoken language, established a symbology and with the help of a London printer and London machinery, produced in 1662 the New Testament. In 1663 the Old Testament was added.
A PASSION for BOOKS, Edited byHarold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, 1999, article by Ben D. Zevin
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Smile for Today:
"Dust, according to some authorities, is not in itself so damaging to books as the act of dusting them by unskillful or irreverent performers. Both Blades* and Birrell stiffly maintain that you should never dust books; let the dust lie until the rare hour arrives when you want to read a particular volume; then warily, Birrell advises, approach it with a snow-white napkin, take it down from its shelf, and with-drawing to some back apartment, proceed to cleanse the tome."
~ A Passion for Books,Harold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, Random House, Inc. ,1999. Article by Holbrook Jackson, 286.
"Dust, according to some authorities, is not in itself so damaging to books as the act of dusting them by unskillful or irreverent performers. Both Blades* and Birrell stiffly maintain that you should never dust books; let the dust lie until the rare hour arrives when you want to read a particular volume; then warily, Birrell advises, approach it with a snow-white napkin, take it down from its shelf, and with-drawing to some back apartment, proceed to cleanse the tome."
~ A Passion for Books,Harold Rabinowitz & Rob Kaplan, Three Rivers Press, Random House, Inc. ,1999. Article by Holbrook Jackson, 286.
*Wm. Blades (1824 - 1890) British printer, author, collector of old books.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
In small-town rural Ontario where as the sayings goes, "Everyone knows everyone" and "Everyone helps everyone," we have to ask,
"How did we get to the stage where a ten minute warning left tenants with child, pets and personal things on the street with no hope of re-entering the building until certain code requirements were met?"
That is what happened last Wednesday on Cayuga Street. Fire prevention officers, accompanied by the OPP, informed tenants that "The Threat to Life" situation left no alternative but to get out.
The Neat Little Bookshop has done business on Cayuga Street for over five years. The current conditions existed when we moved in. We discovered the shocking conditions shortly after our arrival. We immediately offered our help. When nothing happened, we contacted the authorities.
Given the dangerous conditions that exist, we fully support the recent action. However, we ask the question, "Could the situation not have been resolved before it came to this?" Could negotiations not have been conducted ~ assistance provided if required?
Perhaps we were lulled into a false, naive sense of security based on our familiar "neighbour-help-neighbour" environment.
"How did we get to the stage where a ten minute warning left tenants with child, pets and personal things on the street with no hope of re-entering the building until certain code requirements were met?"
That is what happened last Wednesday on Cayuga Street. Fire prevention officers, accompanied by the OPP, informed tenants that "The Threat to Life" situation left no alternative but to get out.
The Neat Little Bookshop has done business on Cayuga Street for over five years. The current conditions existed when we moved in. We discovered the shocking conditions shortly after our arrival. We immediately offered our help. When nothing happened, we contacted the authorities.
Given the dangerous conditions that exist, we fully support the recent action. However, we ask the question, "Could the situation not have been resolved before it came to this?" Could negotiations not have been conducted ~ assistance provided if required?
Perhaps we were lulled into a false, naive sense of security based on our familiar "neighbour-help-neighbour" environment.
For story visit http://www.sachem.ca/news/article/239501
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