As a youngster, fran giannini leonardis of ringwood lived with her family in cliffside park. Tenafly a local business that began in 1949 as a way to help veterans enter employment will close its doors for the last time on june 30. Search for other book stores on the real yellow pages. And, in 1997, when my book some kind of wiseguy was published, i had my first bookstore event in the lower level at womraths. Womraths tenafly book shop address 12 washington street tenafly nj 07670 phone 201 5688857. The book signing occurred during a rainstorm so ferocious that almost everyone who showed up that afternoon was soaking wet. Last chapter for womraths bookstore in north jersey bergen record. Womrath s, at one time the leading name in books in bergen county and new york city, has reached the end of its story in north jersey.
What had once been free was now the cost of a pint at. Sometimes it was the price of the hardcover for an offsite event. Some independent bookstores, hurting for cash, were now charging admission for a reading. If a teacher assigned a book, womraths was the place to get it. The womraths bookstore in tenafly will close at the end of. Jun 21, 2016 last chapter for womrath s bookstore in north jersey. Bergen county bookstore owners turn down amazon offer to sell. The womraths bookstore in tenafly will close at the end of this.
Find bookstores local business listings in and near tenafly, nj. Womraths, at one time the leading name in books in bergen county and new york city, has reached the end of its story in north jersey. What had once been free was now the cost of a pint at happy hour. Final chapter written for wellknown bookstore in tenafly.
Last chapter for womraths bookstore in north jersey. Search for other book stores in tenafly on the real yellow pages. Womraths, at one time the leading name in books in bergen county and new. Boyer said bookends benefited from book retailer borders going. But womraths was the goto store when i was in high school, she said, this was the 1980s. Book series helping children face new situations in life.
Womraths instead sells ebooks through kobo, which kutik said lets. Womraths tenafly book shop at 12 washington ave, tenafly, nj 07670. At the time, customers didnt have to buy books and could rent them for about 5 cents a day. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Book readings and events freeda the frog childrens book series.