Immortal Trees Bookshop weekly newsletter: Issue 4 Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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Summertime is here! It's the hot and gross season! I joke that the summer months are our "winter" months because while the rest of the country is going to outdoor festivals and having BBQs in their backyards, we are grocery shopping after dark and binge-watching the latest drama series on Netflix. But never fear! Your local bookstore is here to cut your boredom! Every day, we have new books going out on the shelves, and we just got in a box of new activity books! And, of course, our couch and classroom table area is always there for you if you just need to spend some time with other humans. Covid made us comfortable with being isolated, but we forget how damaging it can be if we isolate too much. Pick up a slushie from QT and come socialize. Happy Friday! |
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So many great things have just populated the calendar! See details below for the May events, but here's the quick list: MAY: JUNE: Thur, June 8: Book club: LGBTQ+ and Allies 6:30-8:30pm Sat, June 10: Guest Author: Sherri Elliott, author of Uni and Cornelia Thur, June 15: Book Club: Book vs. Movie 6-9:30pm Sat, June 24: Guest Author/Illustrator: Lisa Sterne and Suzanne Whitaker, creators of What if I Try? AND Guest Author/Illustrator: Michael Hale, author/artist of Found: One Dinosaur, and Bad Monkey Business and Fast Freddy AND Toothless and Captain Jack's 6-month Gotcha Day celebration! Thurs, June 29: "Get Published" Writer's Workshop, hosted by Sean Buvala, owner of Small Tooth Dog Publishing
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COSTUME DAY MAY 27 - TOMORROW!! WOOT! Whether you wear your Fan-Fusion costume to show it off before the convention or you dust off your old Batman suit, if you're in costume tomorrow, you get 10% off your total purchase! ALSO... Anyone who wears a costume can enter their name in a raffle to win a $10 gift certificate to our shop! Woot! |
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May 30: National Creativity Day Just because you are indoors this summer doesn't mean you can't do fun things. Canon (the printer/camera company) has a super website where you can print foldable models. You can build animals, buildings, modes of transportation...and it's free! You just need the ink, paper, and printer. I have successfully printed and created several of their models. Print something out and come build it here! We would love to see what you create. |
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Saturday, June 10 2pm Sherri Elliott has self-published the cutest children's book! Uni and Cornelia is a sweet story about family, bravery, and friendship. We are thrilled to have her join our family of authors. Her books are available to purchase now, and she will be reading and signing on that Saturday. Save the date! |
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Saturday, July 22: Christmas in July! |
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Vendors and artists wanted! We are looking ahead on the calendar and wanted to invite you to start creating items to sell or music to perform to help us celebrate Christmas in July. We will be putting up our decorations, playing festive tunes, and having yummy holiday treats. Contact us if you are interested in being a vendor or performer for this fun day! |
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May is almost over! Teachers, come on in and get your discount! We are offering 10% off total purchase for all of our awesome educators for the whole month of May. (Please remind Charity at the counter because she's worried she forgot a few times.) |
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Storytime: Every Saturday from noon-1pm FREE EVENT! Ms. Margaret is our lovely volunteer who plans our weekly story and activity. |
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June new monthly book clubs: |
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| | LGBTQ+ Club Thursday, June 8th, 6:30-8:30pm Allies welcome! This event is hosted by our great friends, Gisselle and Rin. Yay! Small quantity of books available for purchase at the shop. Please sign up on the website on our "event" page because we only have 20 spaces available. | | |
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| | Book vs Movie Club Thursday, June 15, 6-9:30pm Bring your camp chair and your QT fountain drink, and come enjoy a viewing of the movie...and then we can argue calmly discuss what we liked better: the book or the movie! Small quantity of books available for purchase at the shop. Please sign up on the website on our "event" page because we only have 20 spaces available. | | |
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Would you be interested in writing something for our newsletter? We are looking for volunteers to offer a book review, an op ed, or anything else interesting to share. Email Charity at the end of this newsletter (the Contact Us button). |
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Did you know we have a book trade program? We always accept donated books, but we also can give you trade credit for good-quality books (50 cents credit for paperbacks and $1 credit for hardbacks). The credit can be applied to 50% of the price of any green or pink-stickered books. Come in for details about our policy. We are always looking for manga, westerns, STEM, classic lit, young adult, and young/early reader books. |
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Editor's last words: Reflecting on Memorial Day |
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Monday is the day reserved for us to think about the brave men and women who gave their lives for a cause bigger than themselves, knowing they were fighting for freedoms they may never be able to enjoy. Did you know Memorial Day was started right after the Civil War? Americans were fighting Americans. It was the most life we have ever lost. Because of those sacrifices, rights were finally established, and we were moving in the right direction toward equality of all Americans. We had a long way to go, but it was a good start. Fighting each other was horrifying, but it was not in vain. So here we are, 158 years since the Civil War ended, with the choices of how we want to honor those lost Americans. Being thankful is a good start. But maybe we want to do a little more. I know for my part, I could listen a little more, appreciate those around me a little more, take time to understand those who think differently than me, and work to help those around me discuss rather than argue to share our ideas. Every day is an opportunity to learn and grow to make America better than yesterday just like those patriots did from long ago, and Monday I encourage you to come up with a way you too can show your thanks for what we have and a way you can work to continue to improve our country. I believe our country is pretty great already, and I'm motivated to focus a little energy each day to making it just a little bit better than it was yesterday. We wish you and your families a safe and happy holiday weekend. (Sounds like a great time to start in on a new book!) ~ Charity and Amy (and Jack and Toothless) |
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