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Who loves our new Mesa cafe? Well, lots of you do judging by the heavy foot traffic we've seen in our opening weeks. But also the Phoenix New Times loves us! Check out all the great things they had to say
Bookmans is offering a wide range of exciting in-store activities at our Phoenix location to keep you busy this weekend. From free massages, and a celebration for healthy food choices to fusion belly dancing and origami lessons, we have something for everyone. Come check out what we have in-store for you!
Bookmans is an indie superstore. An Arizona institution for over 30 years, we've bought and traded millions of books, dvds, cds, and video games. All day, everyday our buyers look for bestsellers and out of print gems, but sometimes the things we weren't looking for are the most intriguing. Long ago love letters. Forgotten photos. Old scrapbooks. Our new blog is dedicated to those lost items, now found at Bookmans.
The 2010 Bookmans’ Reading Challenge is under way! This is the fourth year of the highly successful contest that was created to encourage literacy among school-age children in Arizona. Since 2007, Bookmans has awarded $30,000 to public and charter elementary schools throughout Arizona, the result of students reading over 665,000 books.
Last year’s winners, Sonoran Science Academy–Broadway in Tucson, Village Vista Elementary School in Phoenix, and The Peak School in Flagstaff, read a combined total of more than 37,000 books during the three-month contest. This year, the Bookmans’ Reading Challenge has been expanded to include all interested public and charter elementary schools in Tucson, Mesa, Phoenix and Flagstaff.
Calling all coffee addicts... a Phoenix coffee crawl will be stopping by our Mesa store tomorrow, Saturday, January 9, at around 5 p.m. PT's Coffee Roasting Co., out of Kansas City, is sending Kasey Klimes, a Midwest Regional Barista Competition finalist, to check out the Arizona coffee scene, and Amuata Coffee will be showing him around. So stop by, taste some fabulous coffee and pop in to our Mesa store and say hello!
At Bookmans, we like to offer our customers lots of resources through books, magazines, video, web and events, and we want to help you get this New Year off to a healthy start. This weekend, we featured our wellness fair at Bookmans Phoenix with free massages, provided by Massage Makers, healthy and delicious snacks and lots of information on getting and staying healthy this year. Check out our Flikr pictures here. If you missed out on our Phoenix event, don't worry, because we've got lots more wellness events coming up in January.
We know all about New Year's resolutions, and we know that they can be hard to keep! A new year is a perfect time to focus a little bit more on yourself, and to work toward wellness in your life. Bookmans wants to help you achieve those goals, so we're hosting a New Year, New You wellness event on Saturday, January 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at our Bookmans Speedway location.
Writing is a process that takes continuous practice, education and improvement. Bookmans is here to help, whether you're just beginning your writing career, are already a seasoned writer, or if you're just someone looking to brush off the dust on your pencil collection.
The overpopulation of cats and dogs in America is a growing problem – the Humane Society of the United States estimates that four million cats and dogs are put down in U.S. shelters each year – one every eight seconds. The solution is simple: spay and neuter your pets, and adopt from animal shelters and rescue organizations, rather than breeders. Bookmans is proud to partner with several greyhound rescue and adoption organizations to help find the svelte, sweet companions a new home this Saturday, January 16.
Bookmans Grant will host Tyson Jerry and Cloe Whittaker, founders of the Driven to Sustain project, for a meet-and-greet on Thursday, January 21 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. The Driven to Sustain project is a non-profit project designed to educate people about environmental sustainability and promote global awareness by driving 45,000 kilometers across North America using waste vegetable oil as fuel.
Bookmans is not only good for your pocket, but also good for the planet. We're a long-time supporter of environmental programs and a proponent of electric transportation. And now, you can recharge your electric vehicle at several of our Bookmans locations for free. Check out the video here from our YouTube page:
Bookmans Flagstaff store has been closed for the remainder of the day due to inclement weather. We are also expecting the store to be closed tomorrow, but check back for updates. You can reach the Flagstaff store by calling (928) 774-0005.
Last night, due to the tremendous snows in Flagstaff, the roof of our store and that of JoAnn's Fabrics next door, collapsed. We were closed at the time so there were no injuries. At this time the whole town is shut down and we have no further information. Stay tuned for more updates as they come available. Rest assured we will do everything in our power to get repairs underway and reopened as soon as possible. You can read the breaking news story from the Arizona Daily Sun here.
Kick off the Phoenix Comicon with a meet-and-greet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 28 at the new Phoenix Convention Center!
Put the kids to bed and head down to Bookmans Grant on Saturday, January 30 for Tucson's own Tony McMillen, reading his latest work and interjecting a little humor into life's little intricacies. McMillen will be at the Grant store from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. "It's gonna be messy and sexy," McMillen tweets.
February is almost here, and at Bookmans it's Love of Reading Month. We've got tons of author and reading events lined up for you throughout the month at all of our stores! You especially won't want to miss out on our Dr. Seuss' Birthday Parties! Here's a rundown of the can't-miss events to celebrate Love of Reading Month: