Cutting for Stone

Cutting for Stone is a breath-taking first novel, full of rich incident and visceral (often literally -- it is about a family of surgeons) detail. It is epic in scope, and covers an operatic range of emotions.  In the year since it came out in paperback, bookclubs in the area of devoured it and found it generated a lot of discussion.

Give a book-a-month.

Here's a sweet gift idea for a loved one who adores a good read: a local gentleman has set up a book-a-month plan for his wife. Each month she can select a book she wants to be charged to his account. We also sell gift cards (which can be purchased and redeemed on our website), but this struck us as a nice twist on the idea.

Vlogging Authors visited us last Spring

Shellie Tomlinson (SUCK IN YOUR STOMACH AND PUT ON SOME COLOR), and River Jordan (her most recent books is THE MIRACLE OF MERCY LAND) swung through town on their tour last Spring. Check out their video posts from their visit to Sylva.

Mark Your Calendars - Slim Christmas and Yuletide Carol play 12/20

Live Christmas Music from Hot Springs, Arkansas: Monday, December 20th at 7 p.m.

Playing songs such as....

Blue Christmas
Bells Will Be Ringing
Bobby Wants a Puppy Dog for Christmas
Deck the Halls
Empty Chair at the Table
Fairy Tale of New York
Feed the World
Frosty the Reindeer
Give Me What You Gave Me Last Year
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause
I'll Be Home For Christmas
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
It Won't Seem Like Christmas Without You
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bells
Let it Snow
Mele Kalikimaka
Old Christmas Card
Pretty Paper
Put the Jesus! Back In Christmas
Rocking Round the Christmas Tree
Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
So This Is Christmas (War Is Over)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
White Christmas

AND LOTS MORE!

Just Around the Corner

Why buy books locally?
Check out this video produced by Durham's great bookstore, The Regulator

Friends of Jackson County Public Library Used Book Store Teams up with Local Book Stor

The following article is the result of an email correspondence with Jillian Kalonick, Marketing/Public Relations Specialist of the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (ALTAFF) a month ago.

 Intrigued by the relationship and joint efforts of the Friends of the Library Used Book Store with City Lights Book Store and non-profit organizations. Jillian requested an article to appear in their November ALTAFF publication, “THE VOICE for American Libraries.” The article, as it appeared in “THE VOICE” follows.

The Friends of the Library Used Book Store has enjoyed a positive relationship with City Lights Book Store, the independent, retail bookstore in Sylva, N.C., for a number of years.

The Friends and City Lights staffs have worked together to produce five editions of the Great Smoky Mountains Book Fair. This community book fair featured regional authors with 20% of the book fair sales donated to the new library complex.

The City Lights staff and Friends also worked together on Books for Bricks, a children’s summer reading pledge fundraiser, benefiting the New Library Fund. At present, a donation jar for the new library is located on the counter of downtown Sylva’s businesses, including City Lights. City Light’s [former] owner [Joyce Moore] has made a large donation to the new library in honor of the employees. City Lights regularly donates books weeded from their shelves to the Friends Used Book Store. The two bookstores send each other customers when they don’t have items customers are searching for, calling ahead to determine availability.

The Friends group also has beneficial relationships with other non-profit partners in Sylva. The Arts Council has supported the new library with donations and grant funding, which has helped with the book fair. Sylva Garden Club made a noteworthy contribution to the new library. Both of these non-profit partners are welcome to use the bookstore to fund raise since they benefit the new library and do not have retail outlets.

By

Sandra Burbank

http://www.fojcml.org/

3/50 Project - Keep it Local

The closure of Spring Street Cafe last month has made us a bit melancholy... we miss our friends downstairs, and we miss the good food!   Take a look around your community, and think about what local businesses you would miss if they had to shut their doors.  You could have an enormous positive impact by spending $50 each month between any three such establishments.  Learn more at the 3/50 Project.