Letter to the editor: Thursday, June 26

A tribute to Oblong Books after 50 years

As Oblong Books turns 50 this year, I would like to express my deep gratitude.

Oblong has been a part of my life since the late 1970s in its first incarnation in the old Millerton Card and Coin shop on Main Street. As an early teen, I shopped there with my mother where I purchased my first records and incense. Living in such a rural area with no shops nearby, Oblong was wholly unique and special.

Thank you to Dick and Holly and long time employees and the new generation of booksellers led by the phenomenal Suzanna. You all have created and sustained a wide community through decades of political ups and downs as well as a world wide epidemic! It is a tribute to you all that both stores are flourishing and a sign of its meaning and importance to the community.

I would not be exaggerating to say, and I am sure this is true for so many others, that my life would not have been the same without this wonderful and independent institution which holds a special place in my heart.

Thank you and congratulations!

Alison Francis

Wassaic

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