A Day for Supporting Local Bookstores Threatened by Online Shopping

Support your local book store on the second annual National Independent Bookstore Day, this coming May 2nd. Do the same during the other 364 days a year.

A large wood-buring stove is shown in That Bookstore in Blytheville, Ark., on Dec. 15, 2002. Mary Gay Shipley opened the store when the only place for nearby farmers and their families to find books were the sparse shelves of the public library and a spinner rack of Westerns at the local five-and-dime. AP Photo/Tim Rand

Dear Editor,

Support your local bookstore on the second annual National Independent Bookstore Day, this coming May 2nd. Do the same during the other 364 days a year.