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Carolyn Olsen

Sep

13

2011

Random Acts from Sage

It would be really fun to work for Carolyn Olsen, who let her staff at Sage Book Store (Shelton, WA) give away books, gift items and coffee at random on Saturday, in remembrance of 9/11. “All day long the staff could randomly pick, and the joy it brought to the customers spilled over to all …

Apr

14

2011

Book Maven Runs Community Haven in Shelton, WA

In 2003, Carolyn Olsen was president of the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce. Touring stores in the area, she met the owner of a shopping plaza in Shelton, who suggested that a bookstore would be a great tenant for his empty storefront. “I couldn’t get on it fast enough,” she says. “Nine months later we …