Third Thursday Art Walk.
Participating merchants spotlight artists and their works in an ongoing event presented by the Downtown Edmonds Merchants and the Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce.
More information.

Upcoming Art Walk Events.

March 18, 2010. 5 - 8pm.  Join us for an evening with a local artist and light snacks and beverages.

Plan Ahead. April 15, 2010. Poetry Reading. To celebrate National Poetry month, we will have an Evening of Poetry. Check back for the poets featured and all the rest of the details.

Plan Ahead. May 21, 2010. The featured artist in May will be our very own Michelle Bear! She has a new series of mixed media paintings that she is looking forward to sharing with all of us. Join us from 5 - 8pm.

Upcoming Events.

Saturday, March 27, 2010. Northwest Small Press Day at The Edmonds Bookshop. Join us from 11am - 2pm to celebrate the wonderful work being done by small presses and independent publishers located in Washington State and the greater Northwest. Come meet and mingle with over a dozen authors of books covering interests from Young Adult fiction to Haiku to Dog-friendly gardens.

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Sunday. April 18, 2010. 12 noon. 'A Day in the Life of Edmonds' Spring Fashion Show. Featuring Edmonds merchants and local restaurants. There will be a light lunch, desserts, and beverages served. At the new Edmonds Yacht Club, 326 Admiral Way, Edmonds. For more information visit the Edmonds, WA web site.

Recent Events.

February 15th, 2010 was our Seventh Annual Read in the Window event. Monday was a school holiday, so kids and adults alike came and read in one of the comfy chairs in our lovely, occassionally sun-drenched, windows! Thanks to all of you who joined the fun!

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December 8, 2009. Author Chuck LeWarne, joined us to talk about and sign his new book, The Love Israel Family: Urban Commune, Rural Commune. It was fascinating to listen to him talk about the book. Huge thanks to Mr. LeWarne for his time. He also generously signed copies of his book for us to have in the store -- so while they last, they are yours to purchase!

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December 3, 2009. First Dibs! We hope you had even half as much fun as we all did at First Dibs! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us!

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November 7, 2009. Author Dr. Linda Gromko was in the store to meet and greet and talk about her new book, Complications: A Doctor's Love Story. She published her book after attending the Write on the Sound [WOTS] conference in 2008. For more information about Dr. Gromko and her book, visit her web site. Dr. Gromko was generous with her time, so we have a few signed copies of her book left. It's a great story: doctor's loved ones are not immune from life-threatening conditions. Is it better or worse to know all of the possibilities...?

WOTS, is an annual writer's conference, that sells out just about every year! For more information and to get on the mailing list, visit the Edmonds Arts Commission web page.

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September 26 - October 3, 2009 was Banned Books Week. Thanks in a large part in the fantastic window by our very own Michelle Bear (thanks, Michelle!), we had lots of great discussions about banned books and why and what and where... and really?! We will do our part to continue the discussion and continue to make available all those dangerous titles, like Harry Potter and To Kill a Mockingbird and The Call of the Wild...

From the ALA web site: Observed since 1982, this annual American Library Association event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. BBW celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express one’s opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
Visit the ALA web site for more information.

And in case we think this is something we no longer need to worry about, here is a list of books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in just the past year, as reported in the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom: 2009 banned.

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September 24, 2009.  Mary Kay spoke to the Friends of the Edmonds Library, sharing highlights from the PNBA Fall trade show that she attended September 10 & 11. A few prizes were given away and they were one of the first to see our new book bags in honor of Banned Books Week: we are selling reusable bags (great for books and all sorts of other things!) one that says "Read or Die" and one with the First Amendment printed on it. The list of upcoming Fall and Winter books, and other books of note, that Mary Kay discussed is here [Word doc], if you have any questions about any of these or would like us to save a copy for you as soon as it arrives, just let us know via email or give us a call [425-775-2789]!

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June 20, 2009.  Author Lois V. Harris was here to chat about, and sign, copies of her lovely new book, Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Painter, published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. Illustrated with Cassatt's own paintings, this is an inspiring juvenile biography of a young girl determined to make her living as an artist.
For more great information about the book and the author, visit the Pelican Publishing web site.

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May 11-17, 2009 was Children's Book Week (an annual event that began in 1919!).  We were thrilled to have join us, authors Laura McGee Kvasnosky, and Derek Munson.  They were kind enough to sign extra copies of their books, available to you while they last. We were also happy to be able to once again donate books to PageAhead, to help them with their mission to provide new books and develop reading activities that empower at-risk children. Thank you for helping with that.

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To celebrate National Poetry month, we had an Evening of Poetry, Thursday, April 16th, 2009, featuring Jack McCarthy, Amanda Laughtland,  David Ash and David D. Horowitz. We were inspired and moved and in awe of the poets among us. Thank you to all poets and listeners!

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Friday, July 20, 2007. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" party. Fun was had by all! By now the books have probably all been read at least once! Thank you to all who joined us -- we had as much fun as everybody else!

Let the magic begin!

Midnight in downtown Edmonds!

A few more photos are posted here.

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