As you’ve likely already heard, at 10:30pm last Thursday night, the Flagstaff Bookmans roof collapsed under the weight of a record snowstorm. After our initial grief at the loss, we’re just grateful that no one was hurt and that the employees will all be taken care of until the rebuild (thank you Bookmans!). 

I’ve already been amazed by all the love we’ve received via phone, email, and social networking sites, and it proves to me that being a socially responsible business and supporting local community causes is always worth it. This year, our 20th anniversary in Flagstaff, we will do as much as we can to support our community as ever! Our Winter Reading Challenge will continue,(winning school gets $15,000), the Music in the Classroom (MIC) program will go on throughout the school year, and our sponsorships and support of everything from the Flagstaff Music Festival, Pride in the Pines, Second Chance Center for Animals, and the countless local schools, festivals, and programs will also continue, as they would if we had our brick-and-mortar! We hope to see you at all of our booths!

Also, we will continue our free family-friendly events through the charity of the public library and the Orpheum Theater, among other potential host locations. Watch out for dates and details here on the website about a Dr. Suess Birthday Party at the library, a garden crafts event for kids, a teen and adult beginning knitting lesson, and our Kids Winter Jamboree!

To those of you who’ve asked how you can help: Please, just remember us and know we’ll be back better than ever, thanks to you, Flagstaff!