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Doylestown mayor Ron Strouse proclaiming Doylestown Bookshop the "Most Loved Bookstore in Pennsylvania." |
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During Monday night's Doylestown Borough Council meeting, Mayor Ron Strouse announced a public declaration honoring the Doylestown Bookshop for its recent selection by Reader's Digest as Pennsylvania's representative in a feature on the "Most Loved Bookstore in Every State."
The mayor's proclamation reads, in part: "A vibrant community, a healthy community, an educated and informed community, and a cultural community is, in a very central way, defined by its bookstore. In the era of e-books and Amazon, the thriving independent bookstore takes on more significance.... Our Doylestown Bookshop does that in small and individual ways, as a business dealing with customers. It does it in bigger ways, actively working with Discover Doylestown to honor and promote our community."
Bookshop owner Glenda Childs, along with her husband, daughter and granddaughter, as well as staff and customers, attended the council meeting for the presentation. The Doylestown Bookshop celebrated its 20th anniversary last year and opened sister store the Lahaska Bookshop in 2017.
"If there's one thing that Doylestown Bookshop prides itself on, it's how well it preserves the legacy of family-run, small-town bookstores," Reader's Digest wrote. "Whether you want to bring your child to one of the interactive storytimes or comb through the quirky odds and ends tucked between bookshelves, there's always something new to discover here."