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About
Words Worth Books Ltd.
Words Worth Books, is a
full service general bookstore that has been a community
fixture in Waterloo, Ontario, since 1984. Previously the
owners, Chuck Erion & Tricia Siemens carried on a
bookstore business for seven years in Mount Forest,
Ontario, a small town north of Guelph. Unlike the chain
stores, an independent store such as Words Worth Books
strives to provide a broad range of interesting books and
magazines backed by a knowledgeable staff prepared to
special order any in-print title not currently in stock.
Every book is handpicked by our buyers who each bring over
20 years of experience to the task. The store has a
comfortable atmosphere that encourages browsing and our
evening hours give customers ample time to shop.
Our
25th Birthday Party was a BLAST!
Click
HERE
to see photos of the day long celebration, read
customer memories and see our list of the top 25 books from
the last 25 years!
Words Worth is GREEN! In
early 2007 we switched our electricity provider to
Bullfrog Power,
Ontario’s first 100% green electricity retailer. Our
electricity is still from the existing grid, but Words
Worth Books is now carbon neutral. With Bullfrog, the
electricity mix is made up of wind and low-impact
hydroelectric power, rather than coal or nuclear. This
means that there are no greenhouse gas emissions resulting
from the day to day running of the store. We are proud to
report that our plastic bags are biodegradable. And
we are also converting our lighting to a more efficient
ballast and tube system in early 2009. We use a "staple-less"
stapler for all receipts. And we reuse our office
paper in the store before it is recycled.
Words Worth Gives Back:
We are committed to assisting others in our community,
through our author event proceeds, our charity fundraiser
donations and more.
One dollar is donated for each ticket sold at most of our author
events. Here are some of the groups that we helped in
2009: The Record's Literacy Fund (part of the KW Community
Foundation), KW Symphony, KW Art Gallery, Supportive Housing
of Waterloo, Waterloo Buskers Festival,
Uptown Jazz Festival,
The Children's Museum, Focus for Ethnic Women, St. Mary's
General Hospital and One Book One Community.
What's with the funny faces?
Above our magazine area is a selection
of hand carved African masks by local Ghanaian artist, Nii Addico.
Nii is married to Bronwyn, our events coordinator. All of Nii's
masks are carved using traditional African techniques and celebrate
folktales and legends in his culture. The masks are available for
sale. To learn more about Nii and his company, Creation Africa,
click HERE to reach his
website.
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