'Chapter Two' Bookstore

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     It has been a long time coming, but the Cascade Library refresh kicked off on February 17, forcing library staff, Friends volunteers and library patrons to make a few changes in their daily interactions with one another.

      With the “Chapter Two” bookstore scheduled for expansion, volunteers recently had to clear all the books out of the area for construction workers and set up a smaller, temporary store in the Wisner Center’s Scutt Room.

      With regular library operations also taking up residence in the Scutt and Good rooms, space is at a premium, which means shopping options will be more limited than usual, according to Marge Ohlman, bookstore chairperson.

      “There won’t be as great of a selection, but we’re really happy to be able to continue offering quality used books to library patrons during the refresh period,” she said. “For awhile we were afraid we might have to shut down the bookstore altogether for a while, but, the library staff made sure we had a way to keep the bookstore open.”

      While the refresh will be an inconvenience for patrons who regularly use the bookstore, Friends President Joe David predicted they will find that the finished product will make it all worthwhile.

      “The footprint of the bookstore should increase by nearly 50 percent,“ he said, “giving us a lot more room to display additional books and to make it comfortable for adults and children to sit and consider their choices.”

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