Comments on: Wordsmiths Meets Operating Costs; Will Remain Open Thru Fall

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:20:16 +0000

They made the AJC again today: http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/08/28/wordsmiths_donations.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:02:27 +0000

In all of this talk about donations, books and businesses, I have been struck by the contrast between Mingei World Arts recent efforts to raise money to establish and maintain a library in the small, impoverished village of La Union in Oaxaca, Mexico and Wordsmith’s solicitation of donations to retire their business debt. It is my understanding that through the generosity of its patrons and the community Mingei raised over $2,000 which will establish and maintain the library for more than 2 years. Does anyone else see the striking contrast?

By: JohnD

JohnD — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:31:47 +0000

Reading between the lines of the Wordsmith blog, I detect they are closing anyway and the $25,000 helps to pay back the creditors and protect the captain’s credit rating. It will be interesting to see if a closed signed goes up in the window the day after the Decatur Book Festival.