Here We Are. Thanks To You.

First of all, and most importantly, we hope that you are all well.

It’s now been two weeks since we closed our doors to the public, and we are continuing to adapt to ever-changing circumstances here at the shop. Since the Columbia City Council passed its Stay At Home order, we’ve been in touch with city officials to check (and double-check) that we are complying with all requirements. We continue to follow CDC best practices to ensure the health and safety of our staff and customers. We no longer share phones, pens, or keyboards, and of course we are practicing social distancing. And boy, are we ever washing our hands.

Our day-to-day lives have changed beyond recognition; we are a mail order business now. We have been thrilled, and so, so grateful, for the good wishes and book orders that have been flooding into the shop. Thank you all so much for your incredible support during these difficult times. It means the world to us. We’ve been talking to customers on the telephone, via email, and (when we remember to check!) via Facebook messages and Instagram. We love hearing your voices - we miss you all so much! - but a word to the wise: it’s probably easiest if you write to us at mail@skylarkbookshop.com. That way we can keep track of the conversation, which is helpful when we get a shift change.

We’ve repurposed some of the display tables at the front of the shop as workstations since nobody is doing any browsing any more. By the end of most days, one table looks like this:

We go to bed at night dreaming of tape dispensers. (OK, maybe that’s just me.) But we’re here, we’re working hard and staying safe, and we’re ready to find the perfect book to help you through this time. Oh, and if you haven’t done so recently, you should check out our Instagram and Facebook pages. We’ve been having a lot of fun on social media lately.

And if there’s a book you need, or if you’d like a recommendation or two - well, we’re here for you, as always. It might take us a little longer than usual to get back to you as we can get bit submerged at times - but we will get back to you!

Thanks for your patience, and for your messages of support. We miss you! Please stay safe. We can’t wait to see you all soon.