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After months of worrying that their time on Queen Street West would soon be up, Pages Books and Magazines has been granted a six-month extension on their lease by owners Pinedale Properties, to August of 2009. The store announced the change early this morning in a press release, in which proprietor Marc Glassman cited "grassroots initiatives such as the 'Save Pages Books!' facebook group as well as support on the part of City Hall." ("Adam Vaughan's terrific team," in particular, gets a nod.) According to Glassman, "We'll continue to work with Pinedale in hopes of securing a longer lease....[but] realistically, Pages will be looking for other locations as well."
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I have to admit, I go in there and I like their selection and I want to support them but I feel like I can't afford books anymore. I love buying my books and I only buy them from indie places but lately I just get them used or from the library. I don't even use Amazon.
I wonder how many people are in my position.
I wish there were a place where you can pay to rent books - like the Toronto Library, except my dream place actually has the books you want, and new additions too.
Also I would like my dream bookstore to have readings at night because I miss bedtime stories.
it's always been a little dream of mine to open a library like that, so keeps your eyes out...
The library has a good selection, especially if you count inter-library loans.
You're kidding, right? The Toronto library is a freakin gold mine. New stuff, old stuff, rare stuff, stuff you didn't even know you wanted to read but do. It's pretty much all there.
Me thinks you might not know how to use the library properly.
Hmm. I'd second Ben's comment. When has TPL disappointed you, Montauk?
"The Toronto Public Library is the largest public library system in Canada and the second busiest (by number of visits) in the world after the Hong Kong Public Library. [...] The Toronto Public Library consists of 99 branch libraries and has over 11 million items in its collection. In 2005, the TPL loaned over 30.4 million books, CDs, and videos. In terms of circulation, the TPL is the largest in North America - over 1/3 busier than Queens Borough Public Library in New York (19 million circulated items)."
I have two major problems with TPL:
1. Their website site is bad, especially the search
2. Every time I see they have a book I want, it always has like 15 holds on it already
I think it's great for discovering new books I haven't heard of, but I guess my tastes are too mainstream because everyone else is after the same books as me.
OH and another thing - I always screw up that book scanning system somehow and the people behind me make little groaning noises, which I find intensely shaming and embarrassing. What's wrong with me etc.
If you are looking for bedtime stories for grownups in toronto, consider this: http://www.1001fridays.org/
This just means the landlords don't think they're gonna find a tenant to pay the higher rent in the current shitty retail climate, so they might as well make some money rather than no money.
I highly doubt the landlord gives a shit about fans of the store gathering in the town square singing kumbaya kumbaya let's save pages.
I forgot they were supposed to move... When it comes I hope they can stay in the general vicinity.