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Fool’s Gold Mother’s Day Crisis Averted

The importance of shopping local was highlighted this week as local bookstore owner Morgan of Morgan’s Books averted a Mother’s Day crisis of near-epic proportions. All three of the Hendrix triplets, as they’re still known collectively, despite the fact that each has a new married name, planned to buy the same gift for their mother – BAREFOOT SEASON, a book by their favorite author, Susan Mallery.

“Mom met Ms. Mallery when she came to Fool’s Gold last year on her ALREADY HOME book tour,” Montana said. “I was so jealous! She’s my favorite author. Well, you know, except for my sister-in-law, Liz.”

So which triplet got the honor of buying the book for their mom? None of them.

“I told them that Denise had already pre-ordered BAREFOOT SEASON and picked it up on release day,” Morgan said. Then he leaned forward and whispered, “What I didn’t tell them is that she ordered four extra copies, one for each of them and Liz. She’s going to start a family book club.”

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Fool’s Gold Librarian Holds Sit-In on City Hall Lawn

At 5’1”, librarian Annabelle Weiss may be tiny, but she has big dreams. Really big. She wants to bring a bookmobile to Fool’s Gold, and she’s come up with some very creative ideas for raising money.

“I’ve set up camp on the City Hall lawn,” Annabelle says with a bright smile, “and I’m not moving until we raise at least $2,000.”

She’s not kidding. On April 11, National Bookmobile Day, she set up a tent at the corner of Frank Lane and Fourth Street, the busiest intersection on the square, with a massive banner that says “Will Work for Books.”

At the top of every hour, she reads a children’s book aloud, speaking into a microphone so that downtown shoppers can enjoy the story. Every shop within hearing distance has a donation jar on the front counter, and shopkeepers report in with the running total. The town has pitched in with campfire casseroles for one, which Annabelle warms up on a portable grill. She’s “roughing it” with a smile.

“This is the Land of Happy Endings,” she says. “Where better to find a happy ending than in a great book? We need to make sure that books are available to all our citizens, even those who can’t make it to the library.”

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