We recently completed a project on our agenda, the movement of our old book store into a new location more accessible in the foyer. The old book store used to occupy a 12 x 7 foot room all by itself which we have future designs on for use as a first floor bathroom and a utility closet with a utility sink. Two new lights were added to the foyer which has always been too dark and equipment was moved away to install more compact newspaper racks and shelving which condensed all of our book store into a more compact but usable space.

Our old book store always seemed to be missed by visitors because it was out of sight. Now that the book store is right at the entrance our books and offerings will be hard to miss. There is also a bench seat conveniently beside the steps which means visitors can sit and peruse the books before buying. The change has created a much more open and well lit entrance to the museum.

This also gave us the chance to inventory our stock. The society plans on making more of an effort to advertise what books we have on hand for sale. At the moment we do offer a list under the Book Store Tab on the website and we plan on running specials on select books in the near future.