April 11, 2020
WALDEN POND BOOKS MAY HAVE TO CLOSE PERMANENTLY.
WE REALLY NEED YOUR HELP.

As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts small businesses week after week, we're beginning to realize that Walden Pond Books may not survive this public health emergency. We've tried eveything we can think of to keep the bookstore running behind closed doors, but online sales and phone orders cover only a small fraction of our overhead. We've exhausted all our resources and are now facing the grim reality that as a viable business, the bookstore is failing day by day. Our doors might have to close permanently. Our only option now is to turn to the community we've served for almost 50 years and ask for your help. Please donate to our GoFundMe campaign:
Thank you for supporting Walden Pond Books for nearly 50 years. We cannot say how grateful we are to our customers for allowing our family business to thrive all these decades. We want to see our staff behind the counter again. We want to see our staff filling our shelves with books and recommending great reads. We want to see our customers roaming the store again looking for just the right book. We want to survive. Thank you for any help you can give.


Please practice social distancing, wash your hands constantly,
and only leave your home if you absolutely have to. Stay SAFE!

Thank you for supporting Walden Pond Books - Oakland's finest independent bookstore since 1973.

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