Next Monday, September 2nd, will mark two full years since we opened our doors on Labor Day in 2022. In that time, we have expanded our collection from occupying about a third of our lease space to the entire sales floor, adding dozens of shelves and thousands of used books across all genres. The majority of our stock has come from generous donations and community trade-ins, and we would be remiss if we didn’t thank you all for your support over the past two years. We hope you will come celebrate with us on September 2nd! In addition, here’s what else is coming up this month:

Upcoming Events

–Two Year Anniversary Celebration! September 2nd, 11am-7pm. Please join us for our second anniversary celebration here at Griffeys’ Book Emporium! We are offering 20% off all books store wide, plus a free bookish sticker with every purchase. Also, we will be revealing the cover of Aria and David’s upcoming novel The Heart of Resistance in store at 11am sharp, so make sure you come check it out!

-Silent Book Club @ Boardman Arts Park. September 10th, 6pm-8pm. We’ve teamed up with Beanbag Books to create a unified Delaware, Ohio chapter of Silent Book Club! Beanbag Books will be hosting our first September meeting at Boardman Arts Park, so bring a good book and join us for introvert happy hour.

–Open Mic Night. September 20th, starting at 6:30pm. Join us once again in sharing your talents with the local community! Just bring a poem, a piece of prose, a song, or other creative endeavor to share. Selections should be no longer than 7 minutes when performed. Please sign up for a time slot here if you’re interested.

–Silent Book Club @ Griffeys’. September 24th, 6pm-8pm. We’ve teamed up with Beanbag Books to create a unified Delaware, Ohio chapter of the Silent Book Club! Join us for our second September meeting here at Griffeys’.

–Board Game Night. September 27th, 6pm-9pm. Join us for our monthly evening of fun and friendly competition! Bring your favorite game or borrow one of ours. 

–Book Bouquet Paint Party. September 28th, 1pm-4pm. Paint with Ashlea is back with another awesome paint party! Come paint your own book bouquet with us, no artistic experience required. Ashlea will walk you through the process step by step and help you create your own masterpiece. Tickets are $25 per person for an 11×14 canvas, or larger canvases are available for $40.

Other Announcements

–The Heart of Resistance updates. Our upcoming novel is coming along very well! We are doing final revisions and getting the draft ready to go to our proofreaders. You can now pre-save the book on Goodreads as well! Preorders are slated to open by September 30th; we will be doing preorders through the bookstore, so it is just taking us a little longer to get that all set up. We will be releasing an eBook edition, a paperback, a hardcover, and a special limited clothbound edition, hand-cased by yours truly! Speaking of which…

-Bookbinding and repair commissions are open! If you are interested in getting your book repaired or rebound, please set up a consultation appointment with Aria via our cal.com page. She has been working on lots of rebind and repairs recently and is excited to take on some more in the coming weeks and months!