just dug these up on yelp
7/9/2008 Their resident cat is pure evil, but in a way I find endearing.
He bit me when we first met. But it was because I was aggressively cuddling him without first establishing an acceptable level of trust.
We're cool now.
I hope.
In any case, while there may be larger used bookstores south of Seattle, this one has the most interesting selection of quality picks and the most comfortable seating.
-Monkey X - North Pole, AK
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If you're looking for it, chances are they've got it somehwere. Shit they've probably got five of 'em. Whether or not they're gonna get up and look for it, well, we're all free to make our decisions aren't we? This bookstore has the widest selection of all genres from Aquatic Wildlife of the 1960s to Lorca to CrimethINC. They've got plays, Organic Gardening, Autographed First Edition Kerouacs, Deep SciFi, Anarchotexts, EVERYTHING. They also are home to Rec Tha Place Records in the Back (Big Ups Alex & Erin!!), are almost always blasting Free Radio Olympia, and have the most comprehensive Zine Library I've ever seen. And they'll always have a chair out front to smoke in, a smartass comment from Rob, and the "WTF? Asshole book of the Week" display prominently in the window. And there's always three good books in questionable condition on the 3 for $1 book carts out front. If you are a bibliophile of any type and are near Olympia, you owe it to yourself to check this place out. Intense to say the least.
-Owen T. - Oakland, CA
Monday, January 19, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Anarchy Info-Boxes in Olympia
"All materials are free. Feel free to take, borrow and leave print information. Enjoy."
The story of the anarchy infobox
The idea for an anarchy infobox came when people wanted to learn about
anarchy 24 hours a day in
Keeping the local zine library open all night seemed impractical. People also
don't have access to the internet at all times and can't access websites like
zinelibrary.net. Having an old newspaper box in the backyard helped put this
idea into action.
People painted the old newspaper box and installed a new plexiglass
window. A new shelf was made for the zines to sit on inside the infobox. People
also put zine subject dividers and book holders to make the info in the infobox
more accessible.
The zine infobox made its debut at 4th and streets in downtown
front of a coffee shop, across the corner from the Industrial Worker (the paper
of the IWW) newspaper box...
Then things, of course, went sour. Read More at Zinelibrary.net...
This was just down the street from our bookstore for a spell last spring and summer, I hope it returns, as it seems to be a relatively cool idea. Oh, and keeping the Olympia Zine Library open 24 hours a day would require armed guards and/or a sizeable tax-free donation to Last Word Books, L.L.C. Neither of which are particularly out of the question. Please speak to our C.E.O., One Basil C.
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