by Jessica on May 15, 2017
Jean Hooper nominated Lila Vick Schob of Altadena Elementary I would like to nominate Lila Vick Schob for Vroman’s Teacher of the Year. Ms. Schob is a special education teacher at Altadena Elementary, where she has worked for six years. Prior to that, she taught at Loma Alta Elementary in the PUSD. Ms. Schob is […]
by Jessica on May 8, 2017
Summer will be here before we know it (let’s face it…it already kind of is). In between spending time a the beach and fun summer activities you may want to settle in on a hot night, crank the A/C and have a game night! There are plenty of games to choose from with a variety […]
by Jessica on May 1, 2017
Well, another successful Indie Bookstore Day has come and gone. The energy in the store is always so incredible on days like this and we certainly felt it on Saturday! The day started at 9am when our doors opened and customers were able to check out at all the really cool exclusive items that were only […]
by Jessica on April 28, 2017
If you didn’t know April 29th is Indie Bookstore Day and we cannot wait to celebrate with indies everywhere. Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different. But in […]
by Jessica on March 29, 2017
We are so excited to be participating in the Reading Without Walls Program here at Vroman’s! What is Reading Without Walls? National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Gene Luen Yang calls us all to READ WITHOUT WALLS, exploring books about characters who look or live differently than you, topics you haven’t discovered, or formats that you haven’t tried. […]
by Jessica on February 13, 2017
Book Store Love Stories continues with a brand new kind of love story from Cheryl! Remember you can still submit your stories! by Cheryl Preparing to bring a new life into the world involves the purchase of many traditional necessities, such as diapers and bottles. These small preparations are part of the fun and excitement […]
by Jessica on February 10, 2017
Bookstore Love Stories continues with this short but sweet tale from Tessa! Remember you can continue to send us your stories! ———————————— by Tessa After signing our first lease together in Pasadena, my boyfriend said he wanted to show me an amazing bookstore just down the street. Fifteen minutes after the lease was signed, we were […]
by Jessica on February 9, 2017
Bookstore Love Stories continues with this lovely story from past employee, Danny! Remember you can continue to send us your stories! —————————— by Danny My wife and I actually met for the first time at Vroman’s in 2000. We both were employees at the time. I worked in the receiving department and my wife worked […]
by Jessica on February 8, 2017
Bookstore Love Stories continues with this lovely story from Phil and Susan! Remember you can continue to send us your stories! ——————————- by Phil and Susan We met at Vroman’s in 1993, upstairs before the area was re-arranged. In those days the store sponsored travel presentations, and that evening of August 2 we were both […]
by Jessica on August 4, 2016
Oprah announced on the morning of August 2 that her new Book Club pick was Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad. This book has been a staff favorite and talked about all throughout the publishing world. We couldn’t be more excited that Oprah picked this title to get behind! We have copies in stock and you […]
