Anniversary
Weller Book Works, formerly Sam Weller’s Books and founded as Zion Bookstore, has been selling books since August, 1929—that’s 93 years in 2022. No special celebrations this year. We are happy to continue serving your reading desires. Thank you for supporting us.
Reading Together
By Tony Weller
By Tony Weller
This may be the first newsletter in 30 years without a feature article by me. I am glad in this busy time that other Weller Book Works booksellers stepped forward to cover for me. Between book collections and the reorganization of our rare book department, February disappeared.
Nonetheless, here’s a timely thought.
By Tony Weller
A decade ago on January 6th, Weller Book Works opened in Trolley Square following the two-week move from Main Street that included time off for Christmas and New Year’s Day. Bookstore activities have kept me so busy, I barely noticed the years passing. We are pleased that new generations of readers discovered us here and like the bookstore we operate, and that Main Street customers value what we do as well.
Lila Nelson Weller, our matriarch and the rock of our store, died this morning. She was 105.
ON COLLECTORS’ BOOK SALONS IN 2021
I meet remarkable persons in our bookstore. Engagement with them, their minds and ideas, their books, their passion has broadened my culture, humbled me and made me comfortable with, even excited about, diverse cultures. Some of these fascinating persons have become my friends. And I frequently am called to help families when the older ones pass away.
Weller Book Works still requires all employees and customers to wear face masks covering their noses and mouths, whether vaccinated or not.
This for two reasons: First, we are not able to reliably verify customers' immunization status. Additionally, not of our employees are fully immunized. We cannot in good conscience put their health at risk. We will revisit mask requirements when all Weller Book Works workers are fully immunized.
By Frank Pester
