The CBC turns 75 today. Featuring clips from their archives, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is airing old black-and-white news clips and stories. One of their first children's shows, Maggie Muggins, came from Canadian author Mary Grannan's books.

SHOWCASE & TRADESHOW
Cayuga and District Chamber of Commerce

Sat., November 5, 2011
9 am - 3 pm

Cayuga Kinsmen Hall
Open to the Public\Free Admission

Parking off Regional Rd. # 17

Business Displays, Food Samples,\Sales Items, Hourly Giveaways & much more. Our own Faye Farrance will be there at The Neat Little Bookshop table ~ stop by and say "Hello."
http://www.cayugachamber.ca/

"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors and the most patient of teachers."

~ Charles W. Eliot (1834 - 1926) American Academic

Smile for Today ~

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

~ Found on a T-shirt. Attributed to Groucho Marx

~ Happy Halloween

"This one!"

In North America the Jack-o'-lantern is carved from pumpkins ~ fruit native to our continent. In other countries folks used other fruits or vegetables such as turnips.

Halloween hearkens to an ancient tradition: The Celtic festival of Samhain. The word Samhain comes from old Irish, meaning summer's end.

Cheryl MacDonald, well-known local author, writes, "What is a bookshop worth? Among my best memories are trips to downtown Montreal's St. Catherine Street. It was crowded, everyone mesmerized by colours, covers, the smell of ink, and the array of topics. Mum, Dad, my sister and Sandra and I split up to pursue our own particular interests. . .then met at the cash with our treasures. Then it was back home to delve into books ~ trading back and forth. Often, all four of us would read the same book simultaneously, picking it up when someone else laid it down.

"Today at chain stores you sometimes get the feeling people are just shopping for a product, not the whole experience of discovering a book. But the independents!! Fantastic! Neat Little Book Shop is a stellar example. The books are the draw, of course, but the atmosphere is such that you get to share ideas, exchange thoughts and recommendations about books, and always leave with a smile on your face. Bookshops like this are cultural centres, gathering places, sources of entertainment possibly focal points for rebellion and social change, community builders, and totally irreplaceable."

~ Cheryl, We could not have said it better ourselves! Thank you.