Event Title
It Takes a Village Books: Building Community, One Book at a Time
Description
Long-time community members and local business owners Chuck and Dee Robinson recount the history of Village Books, its growth from a small “mom and pop” store to a two-location enterprise employing fifty people, its broad engagement in the community, and its transition to three new owners in January of 2017. They also talk about their decision to leave the business records to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies as part of that legacy.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
21-5-2018 4:00 PM
End Date
21-5-2018 5:00 PM
Location
Special Collections (Wilson Library, Bellingham (Wash.))
Resource Type
MovingImage
Duration
00:53:23
Title of Series
Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Digital object made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Program
University Archives
Identifier
wwuarc_hrds_robinson_20180521
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Booksellers and Bookselling--United States--History; Booksellers and Bookselling--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History; Community leadership; Community development--Citizen participation
Subjects – Names (LCNAF)
Robinson, Charles E. Robinson; Dee Village Books
Geographic Coverage
Fairhaven (Bellingham, Wash.)
Rights
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Rights Statement
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Language
English
Format
video/mp4
It Takes a Village Books: Building Community, One Book at a Time
Special Collections (Wilson Library, Bellingham (Wash.))
Long-time community members and local business owners Chuck and Dee Robinson recount the history of Village Books, its growth from a small “mom and pop” store to a two-location enterprise employing fifty people, its broad engagement in the community, and its transition to three new owners in January of 2017. They also talk about their decision to leave the business records to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies as part of that legacy.