{"id":1312210,"date":"2019-07-08T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/glenwoods-book-grove-stands-pat-as-other-bookstores-fade\/"},"modified":"2019-07-09T08:23:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T14:23:27","slug":"glenwoods-book-grove-stands-pat-as-other-bookstores-fade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwoods-book-grove-stands-pat-as-other-bookstores-fade\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood\u2019s Book Grove stands pat as other bookstores fade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Book Grove employee Cassy Porter organizes shelves at the downtown shop located at Eighth Street and Blake Avenue.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

As local books stores sadly come and go here in the Roaring Fork Valley, one has remained as a consistent source for used books for the last 15 years.<\/p>\n

The Book Grove, tucked away on the corner of Blake Avenue and Eighth Street in downtown Glenwood Springs, has served as a gathering spot for book lovers, treasure hunters and tourists for 15 years.<\/p>\n

With the closing of the Book Train on Grand Avenue in April, a void seemed to open for the reading community. Quietly, the Book Grove continues to thrive, thanks in part to Sheri Scruby owning the building in which she runs her business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m my own landlord, so I control my own rent,\u201d Scruby said during a recent sit-down in the lounge at Book Grove. \u201cBut one of the biggest keys to my success is that I\u2019m an online bookseller. If someone wants a book in Manchester, England, and they found it on my website, I can sell it to them and ship it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe all have intuition, but it\u2019s important to listen to it and develop it, and I feel that\u2019s what I\u2019ve done during my time searching for used books.\u201d\u2014 Sheri Scruby, Book Grove owner<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Scruby opened the Book Grove in May 2004, but for a few years before purchasing the building and opening up the store, she sold books out of her home after getting involved with a reading program at her kids\u2019 school.<\/p>\n

From there, the well-traveled book lover started scouring for books throughout her travels, developing a serious passion for used books, leading to her success with the Book Grove.<\/p>\n

While it may seem easy to find used books to add to her collection to sell, it wasn\u2019t easy at first for Scruby. But through her experiences she\u2019s developed a knack for finding those rare books.<\/p>\n

To hear Scruby talk about it, she points to the German word das Fingerspitzengef\u00fchl.<\/p>\n

To have Fingerspitzengef\u00fchl means to have an intuitive instinct about any given situation, and to know how to react to it without having to deliberate. It also suggests a certain tact or sensitivity that comes with experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cSearching for used books is definitely like treasure hunting,\u201d Scruby said. \u201cThe valley is abundant when it comes to books, but it\u2019s definitely challenging. It\u2019s that German word [Fingerspitzengef\u00fchl] \u2014 I just have a sixth sense for finding those rare books and those signed books.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said she can look at a pile of used books and just know what\u2019s worth it and what\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat just comes with experience,\u201d she said. \u201cI have a really good memory, so I know if I\u2019ve seen a book or not. That\u2019s just intuition. We all have intuition, but it\u2019s important to listen to it and develop it, and I feel that\u2019s what I\u2019ve done during my time searching for used books.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from providing the community with used books, Scruby takes pride in the Book Grove serving as a gathering place for the community. One wouldn\u2019t think of a book store being a gathering place for people to visit and catch up, but that\u2019s part of the Book Grove\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of valuable exchanges have taken place here,\u201d Scruby said. \u201cOften, customers who don\u2019t know each other will strike up meaningful conversations in the store.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of serendipity and synergy that goes on here. I actually wanted to call the store Serendipity Book Store, but that name was taken when I first opened. So I came up with the Book Grove since I adore trees.<\/p>\n

\u201cGroves are a community of trees, and the Book Grove is a community for book lovers,\u201d she said. \u201cI really appreciate that, and I believe in what this store has become for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, the Book Grove is the lone bookstore in town. Scruby continues to add best-sellers to her inventory, as well as local books about the area, and perennial favorites over the years, like Hunter S. Thompson books.<\/p>\n

Scruby also has a large collection of children\u2019s books, CDs, vinyl, audio books, DVDs, handmade greetings cards, local trail maps, postcards and many other products.<\/p>\n

Despite the number of book stores that have closed in the area, Scruby believes independent bookstores will bounce back.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe posted an article online [the store\u2019s Facebook page] recently about the resurgence of bookstores in America, which pleases me,\u201d Scruby said. \u201cI always tell people, when you shop for something new, you go out and find what you want; in a used bookstore, often something finds you.\u201d<\/p>\n

jcarney@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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