Next chapter: COVID-19 and Oregon’s indie bookstores How sellers adapted, and what changes they may carry forward as the state reopens by: Hannah Ray Lambert Posted: May 19, 2020 on koin.com CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. (KOIN) — In mid-March, independent bookstores across the country closed their doors indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Now two months later, …
From Shelf Awareness January 30, 2019: Congratulations to Third Street Books, McMinnville, Ore., which celebrated its 15th anniversary. Owner Sylla McClellan wrote to customers: “Years ago my husband told me that I was basically unemployable. I’ve been self-employed for so long that I would make a lousy employee; too independent and not great at taking …
Saturday was Small Business Saturday and independent bookstores’ special Indies First day. Stores around the region strutted their small business stuff, and customers enjoyed a joyous kick-off to the holiday shopping season. In McMinnville, OR, Third Street Books was part of the community-wide small business passport program. Brian Juenemann, executive director of regional trade association …
Some very exciting news from Sylla McClellan, owner of Third Street Books in McMinnville, Oregon: “NEWS! NEWS! NEWS! In case you haven’t been by the store recently, or you don’t follow us on facebook (click here to do so – we usually post fun stuff there weekly!) we have some exciting news for you: WE ARE MOVING! JUST …
I read this on my recent road trip and loved it. Every time I see another book about World War II, I wonder from what new perspective could this possibly from. Anthony Doerr’s book is bittersweet, and beautifully written. Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural …
Third Street Books, a favorite independent bookstore in downtown McMinnville, OR, has been an integral part of its community since it opened ten years ago. To celebrate their anniversary, they are hosting a party on Saturday, February 1st. Special give-aways all day and everything in the store will be 10% off! Plus they have other …
Today we checked in with Third Street Books’ Sylla McClellan to see how the weekend went following last Wednesday’s “Ditch Amazon” decree. McClellan says: “We had four people bring in their closed accounts – which was great. But more importantly, we had a lot of positive conversations with people about it (and great sales numbers …
Sylla McClellan is Past President of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and a scrapper of a small business owner (she runs two in McMinnville, Oregon). And she’s not going to take it anymore. If you are on her newsletter mailing list, today you received the following declaration. After you read this humdinger of a teaser, …
We have long admired McMinnville bookseller Sylla McClellan’s taste in shoes, always striking a fine and seasonal-appropriate balance between comfort and style. We’re happy to report that the Third Street proprietress has opened a new boutique that specializes in just that balance of practical and pretty. Half a block from her bookstore, Yamhill Valley Dry …
In high school Sylla McClellan wanted to work at A Clean Well-Lighted Place in Larkspur, CA. She never got the chance, and the store is now closed. But McClellan has both sought and built her own well-lit places for books. After college in 1995, she worked at both Powell’s and Borders in Portland. She bought Third Street Books …
