We'll be celebrating everything Chuck Norris during Chuck-Mas at Bookmans Phoenix! On Wednesday, March 10, all day long, we're honoring the action star hero and martial arts expert's birthday. Join the Bookmans crew in sharing some of your best Chuck Norris jokes, try your luck at your Chuck Norris trivia and maybe win some fabulous prizes (including Bookmans trade credit!)

Looking for some Chuck Norris collectibles to add to your stash? We'll feature some of his books and movies, and even give you some fun Chuck Norris facts to take home and share with your loved ones...because who doesn't love Chuck Norris?

Bookmans Flagstaff is starting the exciting process of local inventory acquisition today.  Since the books can't come to Bookmans, Bookmans is going to the books (and DVDs, videogames, CDs, LPs etc)!  We are very excited to be making house calls to get new inventory.  Armed with our outstanding and knowledgeable buyers, a trade book and checkbook, we are ready to invade your home and take away the things you would normally have to bring to us!  We are looking for all the regular stuff you’ve been hording, as well as the unique treasures you've been hiding in your garage or attic.  Maybe you put off bringing that large item in because it was a hassle to transport? Well, now is your chance!

We're working on replenishing our inventory at Bookmans Flagstaff. You probably all know by now that in January, a severe winter storm was the cause of a large roof collapse at our Flagstaff store, which has temporarily shut down our store. While our employees are working in the warehouse to salvage as much of our inventory as possible, we will need new inventory to re-stock our shelves when we open again. So, Bookmans Flagstaff needs your help. We want your stuff!

Deep in the pines and high in the mountains, in an undisclosed location somewhere in Flagstaff, Bookmans employees are working hard to prepare for the return of their beloved store. Inside this bat cave, folks are counting, stacking, grinding, pricing, inspecting, researching and every other imaginable task necessary to have a fully stocked new Bookmans store as soon as possible.

Today is a great day. Today is the day we celebrate the great Chuck Norris' 69th birthday. In honor of the action star, Bookmans Phoenix has decided to create a new holiday: Chuck-mas! All day today, Bookmans Phoenix will be celebrating Chuck-mas with contests, giveaways, awesome Chuck Norris merchandise, and even a Chuck-mas tree! We also wrote a letter to the great Mr. Norris:

This weekend we'll be busy getting crafty all over Arizona! March is National Crafts Month, so we're celebrating by hosting a variety of activities for kids, teens and adults. Crafts are a great way to spend some quality time and bring the family together, so roll up your sleeves, check out what's happening this weekend at Bookmans, and get ready to get your hands dirty!

This last Saturday, Bookmans hosted another very fun kids’ event at the downtown public library! We decorated ceramic watering cans with pens and stencils, and then planted them with soil and beans. They should sprout just in time for the spring thaw. Kids also decorated their own tote bags in spring themes, and left the event with a new yoyo, tee-shirt and a couple of fun school supplies!

Do you love everything comics? Then you won't want to miss our Comic Create event at Bookmans Ina this Friday, March 19, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We'll host live demostrations by local artists, in celebration of National Arts & Crafts Month, and the upcoming Phoenix ComiCon! Join Greg Mannino, Jonnie Allen, and other amazing comic artists showing us how they create their unique and intricate works of art.

We're sorry to say that we've had two event cancellations for this weekend. First, the Knotty Harper Band featuring Shanan Suding and Chris Boydston will not be performing their lovely Celtic music as scheduled on Saturday, March 20, due to a family emergency. We wish them and their family well and hope they will be able to return at a later date to show off their amazing talents.

Second, Morgianna's Fusion Belly Dancing class will be canceled at Bookmans Phoenix on Sunday, March 21. But don't worry, she'll be back to the normal Sunday schedule starting next Sunday, March 27, at 1:00 p.m. to teach you to shake your hips and love your belly.

The health of our environment, local and global, has always been one of Bookmans first priorities. We support countless environmental organizations and events, charge electric cars at our store in Tucson, and our entire business model is based on the goals of reducing, reusing, and recycling. This April will be another opportunity for Bookmans to help highlight that most important of causes.

The old Flagstaff Bookmans store is being demolished! Driving by, one can see that everything that made up the old store, including the roof, all internal fixtures and merchandise have been bulldozed halfway through the sales floor, all the way to the kids’ area. It is a little sad to see our old store disappear entirely, but it’s also exciting to watch the progress. All that remains of the front half of the store is a concrete floor and a few steel beams. One can see the “electronics” sign, but no electronics, café, counter or games remain. The view from the front is of the orange bookcases that border the kids’ area of the store.

In celebration of the release of “Jeremy Jackrabbit Harvests the Rain,” a new children’s book written by Sasha & Rodney Glassman, Bookmans will be hosting book readings and signings throughout March and April at several of our stores!

I learned to knit about six years ago. My best friend of 23 years taught me one night while I was visiting her Washington home. Bonnie is a superwoman. She is one of those people who do more in the first two hours after dawn than I do in a week. She raises Icelandic sheep, fleeces them, cleans and cards her own wool and even spins yarn. She does all this on top of her 50 hour a week finance job and her two hour commute. I am always amazed at how she fills her days and she always tells me “It’s easy!” When she presented the idea of learning to knit I was a bit skeptical. Her standards for “easy” were much different than mine. With in fifteen minutes of picking up a pair of needles, I was knitting and purling. Shockingly it was easy.

Perhaps you read the article in the paper on Sunday, or maybe you are watching the new daily Flickr updates of the Bookmans rebuild and warehouse work, but if you live in Flagstaff, you probably know that Bookmans employees are hard at work trying to get the store ready to reopen this fall.

You may also already know that we are doing house calls to replenish our stock (call 928-774-0334 if you have a big lot of stuff for us to look at). What you may not have heard is that we plan to begin buying and selling out in the community beginning next month!