Walk A Crooked Mile, the charming bookstore located in the Mt. Airy train station line, is in danger of closing it’s doors forever. If you haven’t been, check out this photo tour from the Straight From the Farm blog and then hop on the R7 SEPTA line to Mt. Airy to check the shop out in person. It embodies everything a local, community bookstore should be.
From Greg Williams, Walk A Crooked Mile’s owner:
When I opened the shop, I wanted to be a bookseller but I also wanted to be a community builder and I’m proud that Walk a Crooked Mile Books has become a part of the warp and woof of Mount Airy. We started a free concert series nearly ten years ago and have had countless wonderful evenings of music outside the shop. We have sponsored the Umpteenth Mount Airy Yard Sale for umpteenth plus Saturdays. We’ve seen countless young babies grow to toddlers who come to watch the train come in, and then start finding books to read in our $1 kid’s books, and they are now in High School. We’ve served coffee and tea to thousands of you and you have let us into your lives. We are grateful for all of this.
On Walk a Crooked Mile’s website, Greg lists 5 things you can do to help them survive in this economic climate. Number one on the list is shopping at the store this holiday season, either in person or online here.
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