What a beautiful season with so many customers, both old and new, choosing to visit our little bookshop, with the thought of finding a perfect gift for someone special. A book will hold lasting memories. We have the titles and the expertise to help you in your search! What a lucky occupation we have…getting to talk to so many happy, literate and knowledgeable book buyers.

Your faithful support during 2007 gives our bookshop the knowledge that we will have a wonderful and 2008!!
Thank you!

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The leaves are turning, as our pages do the same. This store of mine has become your store also. We continue to meet such lovely people…all with a dedication to reading. Thank you for making this bookstore a “home away from home.”

On WEDNESDAY, November 21, we will be open until NOON and THURSDAY, November 22, we will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Extended hours…until 8:00PM on Friday and Saturday (Nov. 23, 24)

Popularity: 35%

Our store seems to be taking on a “life of its own!” New ideas, creative energies… plans for the future… keep walking in and visiting with us! Love it!

NEW AND NOTABLE

Have you seen our BOOKSENSE Winter Catalog? So many wonderful titles in all categories. Stop by and take one home to begin your holiday shopping.
Next month, you will find helpful “The Perfect Gift” tags in many of our books. New titles, journals, gifts arrive every week… don’t miss out!
Coming soon… you will be able to shop with your credit card from our website. More information next month!

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AN OPEN BOOK GIVES BACK

It feels good, every month, to be able to help a local, non-profit program or maybe, an even bigger cause that has affected all of us. Since we began our “Gives Back” program, we have donated more than one thousand dollars to The American Cancer Society, Chautauqua, and Leannaís Closet. This month we are honored to be “giving” (with YOUR) generous support to: A Woman’s Place, right here in Greeley.

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AN OPEN BOOK LLC… is open on Sunday!



Through December, we will be open from 11:00AM until 4:00PM, with Cottonwood Cupboard open the same hours… for your holiday shopping.

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WHO ARE THESE BOOK CRITICS?

We have two “voracious” readers who fit the description of smart, well-read, literate… and both enjoy a variety of genres. These two book lovers have met, found a kinship, and gave us a great new idea! These two book lovers will read the same book…or maybe, two different books…then, give our store a review of that title. Ah…but they will remain anonymous, and will be called: A PAIR OF PAGE TURNERS. Look for

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NEW BOOK CLUB FORMING!

We have two clubs that are busy reading and meeting that began at out bookstore. Thank you all! Now, we have interest in beginning another Thursday evening club. Kathy Wagner, a supporter of an Open Book LLC, a reader and also a knitter… would like to meet other people, men and women, who would enjoy meeting the first Thursday of every month, right in our cozy store.

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SATURDAY STORY TIME

We are ready to go with out fall and winter FREE story time hour, on the last Saturday of every month, from NOON to 1:00PM. Join our favorite bookstore friend and storyteller, Tanis Bator, whenever you and your kiddo have some time to spare.

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AMERICAN GIRL CLUB NEWS



Our first club is up and going, with another club waiting for just a few more members, and then we will have two clubs that will meet, always, on the last Sunday of every month. A BIG THANK YOU to Brooke Brynetson and her dogs Tango, Jacks and Scarlett for being our program at the first meeting. Brooke demonstrated dog handling, dog training, and most importantly… dog love, in conjunction with NIKKI, the American Girl book.

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THE ENGLISH READER BOOK STUDY GROUP

This new book study has just begun, so there is still time to join us and become excited with where our thoughts and conversations take us! We are meeting on the first Tuesday of every month.

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LOCAL AUTHOR WRITES ABOUT BASEBALL!

Roger Johnson, AP history teacher at Greeley West High School and soon to be published author (by Random House, no less) patiently reminded me that he had introduced a local author, Gail Rowe, to me when I first opened. My mistake… to not have contacted Mr. Rowe back then! How perfect o become acquainted with Mr. Rowe during this exciting baseball season. We have all four of his books, showcased, along with a store favorite…MRS. STEFFY, OUR MOTHER THE MORTICIAN… on our “Local and Regional” table.

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FREE TALK AND MEDITATION

As always, we will enjoy another relaxing and thought-felt evening with Monk Rinzin. This month our FREE talk and meditation will be Tuesday, October 30th, once again on the last Tuesday of every month at 6:00PM. This month we will learn about “Constant Craving” and how it can disturb any aspect of our lives.

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With only a few weeks remaining, we are totally booked with new events, features, employees…and just published titles!

BANNED BOOKS WEEK, SEPTEMBER 29 ~ OCTOBER 5

Look for our display of “banned and challenged” books on our front yellow table. Also, use our “BookSense” link, on our website: www.anopenbookcolorado.com for more titles. What’s the difference between a Challenge and a Banning? (read more…)

AN OPEN BOOK LLC SUPPORTS “THE BIG READ” IN WELD, the selection being: BLESS ME, ULTIMA, by Rudolfo Anaya.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. (read more…)

AMERICAN GIRL CLUB

Our first club is now filled, so…a second club (also to meet on the last Sunday of each month) is ready for members. (read more…)

BOOK STUDY WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 25, 7:15 PM

John Loftis and Sue Knott will lead our first discussion with the book THE ENGLISH READER; WHAT EVERY LITERATE PERSON NEEDS TO KNOW. Our first discussion will determine what part of the book we will begin with, where will we continue to meet (the bookstore is fine)…a coming together of ideas from everyone who attends. Oh…and at 6:00 on the same evening…we have our regular “free” talk and meditation with Monk Kelsang Rinzin…a great night for a variety of interests at our little bookstore! (read more…)

AN OPEN BOOK LLC GIVES BACK! (thanks to all of you!)

This month a percentage of our profits will be given to LEANNA’S CLOSET, located at 1748 Greeley Mall Annex (right by Habitat for Humanity) www.weldwomensfund.org/leanna/ (read more…)

NEW CATEGORIES…Christian Fiction and Chick Lit

Stop by and find new titles…in our new genres! Our “Christian Fiction” shelf is growing with great authors…great titles. Suggestions? We want to hear from you. Our “Chick Lit” (Chick Literature) is a fun and popular new shelf! (read more…)

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Seemingly, a long and hot summer, but what gorgeous color on lawns and in gardens! So many of you brought in relatives, visitors from out-of-state to visit AN OPEN BOOK and we thank you for your support and the new friendships that were made. Now, we begin preparations for crisp fall weather, kiddos settling into their new school routines, and taking time to find a special book to enjoy.

ALL AMERICAN GIRL ~ coming in September!

Welcome to our new employee, Melissa Frisbie, and her enthusiastic planning for our very own All American Girl Club. Plans are to start our first meeting on September 30th, Sunday, from 1:30 TO 3:00. We will always have a program/craft activity for our participants, as well as a snack. We are inviting any girl in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade to join us. Stop by the store or call: 330-7879 for more details.

FREE TALK AND MEDITATION ~ AUGUST 21ST, TUESDAY, 6:00 PM

Monk Kelsang Rinzin will again join us for a relaxing and nurturing evening.
This evening is free and open to the public. We will begin at 6:00 PM.

AN OPEN BOOK GIVES BACK!

A percentage of our August profits will be given to the Chautauqua organization. Support literacy, support the arts, attend an event under the tents at AIMS and purchase a book from our little, local bookshop!

BOOK STUDY WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER

We are ready and have interested participants for our discussion of THE ENGLISH READER: WHAT EVERY LITERATE PERSON NEEDS TO KNOW. This book is a collection of poems, essays, songs, and speeches created during a four-hundred-year span of English history, arranging them chronologically and introducing each with a brief biography of the author.

Our first three gatherings will be led by John Loftis, professor at UNC. Details? Call or stop by…open to all!

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It is hot and you want a place to relax and cool down! An Open Book LLC is just the place! Or, maybe you are leaving on a vacation and need a new book to take with you…or the kiddos need to continue to read this summer. We have great new titles and as always, can provided recommendations.

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHY HALLOWS will be here soon. Thank you to so many of you who came in and pre-ordered with us. Your book will be held for your arrival! We will open at 7:00AM on July 21 for those “early readers!”

GREEN BOOKS: We continue to take pride in our selections. New selections on salvaging architectural treasures of unwanted houses, natural timber frame homes, and Sarah Susanka’s new book: THE NOT SO BIG LIFE are in the store.

HEALTHY LIVING: We have new titles for safe, nontoxic cleaning: THE NATURALLY CLEAN HOME, and CLEAN HOUSE, CLEAN PLANET. Also popular is: THE LIVE EARTH GLOBAL WARMING SURVIVAL HANDBOOK. Are you even “thinking” of being a vegetarian? Well…we have a new book, in fact two new books…one on “becoming” a vegetarian, and a beautiful book from the REFRESH vegan restaurant…delicious recipes and exquisite pictures. Gluten Free and Raw Foods cooking also have new titles.

PHILOSOPHY: Stop by and read our newest “find”…LITTLE BIG MINDS, SHARING PHILOSOPHY WITH KIDS. This great book is a guide to sharing the enduring ideas of the biggest minds throughout the centuries – from Plato to bell hooks – with the “littlest” minds. A new best seller for adults in the same genre is: PLATE AND PLATYPUS WALK INTO A BAR…UNDERSTANDING PHILOSOPHY THROUGH JOKES.

SO YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR! Thanks to a great suggestion from a local author/retired teacher, we are creating a bookshelf with YOU in mind! Some of our “tempting” titles, so far, include: BIRD BY BIRD, by Anne Lamott (some instructions on writing and life), 101 BEST SCENES EVER WRITTEN, A ROMP THROUGH LITERATURE FOR WRITERS AND READERS. **One more thought, stop by and see Sara Paretsky’s newest: WRITING IN AN AGE OF SILENCE. (Sara explores the traditions of political and literary work, against the repression of free speech and thought in the USA today.)

***One more book that has to be mentioned is: SONGS OF OURSELVES, The Uses of Poetry in America, by Joan Shelley Rubin. This book is an unusually wide-ranging, admirably researched study of the crucial importance of poetry in the making of American Culture – not only in the past but in our own time as well. Oh my….from immigrant classrooms a century ago to poetry slams today!!

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Father’s Day, weddings, vacations…just time to relax, and then soon, THE GREELEY STAMPEDE, 4th of July and lots of camping and hiking. An Open Book LLC always has a large inventory of books to comfort, inspire, and energize every reader! Our Colorado books are wonderful…a favorite already is a book called Colorado’s Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places.

We have a beautiful book called Fish, 77 Great Fish of North America. The breathtakingly life-like fish paintings are incredible, and the author gives you a treasure…part field guide and part angler’s soul! Oh, and don’t miss a new book entitled The Dangerous Book for Boys…oh, the title is so deceiving!! This is a guide for males of any age as it provides instructions for engaging in a wide range of classic boyhood projects and activities, from building go-carts and constructing tree houses to identifying insects and flying the most effective airplanes! Wow!!

Our front cart has books in a variety of categories…with a great summer offer ~ buy 2, get an additional book FREE!!

As always, we have 20 Books at 20% discount in the store!

Summer Reading Program for kiddos…two June events…make sure that you check out the stack of books! We love to see you, visit with you and help you find the perfect book! Thank you for your friendship!!

Ann and staff

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MAY…TIME TO TREAT MOM AND THE GRADUATE. BOOKS MAKE THE PERFECT GIFT!

I really do feel as if I am building an airplane and flying it at the same time!  As I continue to meet new friends and enjoy times with returning customers I appreciate knowing that my little “shop around the corner” has become a frequent stop for so many of you!  Thank you for your great feedback and support as we try new ideas and events.

We are trying to reduce the amount of content in my email letter, and instead…give you a “quick update of new titles/events etc. with a link to my website, The website will have lots to open and read…when you have the time.

• MOTHER’S DAY BOOKS, gifts, gift certificates…ideas abound!
• Books for GRADUATION…one even comes with soup!
• SUMMER READING IDEAS ~ we have ideas for all interests.
• New COOKBOOKS, OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING, GARDENING
• Come and see our YOGA books, one even for sleepy toddlers!
• BUSINESS AND LEADERSHIP…new titles every week.
• Suggestions from District Six librarians for wonderful and unique SUMMER READING FOR YOUR KIDDOS!  Stop by for a list to take with you!
• GREEN BUILDING, REMODELING, DESIGN…we are very proud of our “green” selection.
• Select our SERVICES book link for more ideas.

Our summer hours will change in June, so keep an eye on store signs and our next email.

Keep turning those pages!

Ann Lacefield, Owner
An Open Book LLC

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