Our stalwart store manager Jana is on a short hiking vacation this week, then she'll be back for a week, and then we're off to ALA, and then she'll be back for a week, and then gone to SDCC for a week. Phew!

The bottom line of all of this is, shipping from our store will be rather intermittent and/or delayed for the next month. If there's something you were hoping to get sooner rather than later, we recommend ordering it sooner.

Finally, if you're hoping to pick up some of our goods at ALA or SDCC please be advised that we're primarily bringing the new stuff. Most of our older "while supplies last" merch will stay at home, as will our big, beautiful, but bulky hoodies.

I finally got around to updating our list of Unshelved Book Clubs which was about five months out of date. This list is getting a little unwieldy, and I'm thinking about more useful ways to present it...

Please welcome our newest sponsor, Backstage Library Works! Here's what the have to say about themselves:

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Feb 20 morning Spartanburg, SC
Spartanburg Public Library Staff Day (staff only)
Keynote (Gene & Bill)

Feb 20 7pm Columbia, SC
USC LISSA event
Program (Gene & Bill)

Mar 13-17 Philadelphia, PA
Public Library Association
Booth (Gene & Bill)

Mar 30-April 1 Seattle, WA
Emerald City Comic Con
Booth (Gene & Bill)

April 13-15 Chicago, IL
Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo
Booth & Talk (Gene & Bill)