ClaireMarrieHawkenProjects2021

  (I checked my blog today while working on week 2 blog posts and saw that my blog posts 2 and 3 did not upload correctly because of the pictures, so I am reuploading them.)  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of my first week at Loganberry, (I had the AP Latin exam on Friday), I worked on lots of organizational tasks. The back room in the store is called “Lit Arts”, literature arts, and it is where the fiction, historical fiction, literary criticism, mystery, horror, romance, poetry, theatre, comic book /graphic novel/manga, and young adult sections are located. I started by shelving about 100 books in the poetry section, which was a considerable task because the shelves are overflowing! I also reorganized their poetry table to look a bit more organized. I forgot to take a before picture, but the after picture is included below. I also reorganized the romance section. The romance section had lots of old hardcover books that were not selling well that Harriet, the owner and foun...

 (I checked my blog today while working on week 2 blog posts and saw that my blog posts 2 and 3 did not upload correctly because of the pictures, so I am reuploading them.)  On the first day at Loganberry, I learned about the story and its history. Elisabeth, my mentor, took me on an in depth tour of the store as soon as I arrived. It was a Monday (I went in on the Monday and Tuesday we had off in order to make up for missed time because of AP exams), which meant that the store was closed, and it was a perfect opportunity to spend a few hours touring the store. Yes, it really took multiple hours! What I learned is that Loganberry has well over 170,000 books in its digital catalog and many more which are not in the online catalog (because they are so old, they do not have an ISBN number, are too niche and specific, or are too new). Because of the sheer volume of books, the store is organized in a very meticulous but also complicated manner. There is a section for almost anythin...

My name is Claire Marrie, and for my project, I am volunteering at Loganberry Bookstore. Loganberry is on Larchmere Boulevard in Shaker/Cleveland. It is independent and locally owned. They sell all sorts of books, new, used, half-off, local authors, and more. The store is cozy but packed to the seams with shelves from floor to ceiling. They collect rare and old books, with some titles that are centuries old. There are a few reasons I wanted to do this project. First, I wanted to give back to the community by volunteering at a local small business or foundation. Loganberry is not only locally owned, but they are proud to be. They host many events that support local art and culture, as well as social justice. I also wanted to do this project because I wanted to meet and interact with new people after more than a year of COVID. I am an extroverted person, so I love talking to new people, and I am excited to work with the staff and help customers. I also wanted to work in a calm and beauti...