Just One More Page Books, Tunkhannock, Pa., is closing at the end of the month. The Citizen's Voice reported that it had been owner Laura Wulff's dream "to sell books in her own shop since Chapters, an old Tunkhannock bookstore, closed while she was in high school." The bookshop opened in 2017.
"We did want to stay longer, but for personal reasons, I need to be home more," she said. "We're not busy enough to hire an employee to be here when I can't. Shopping local and foot traffic isn't enough at this point to pay for us to have an employee.... We love the idea of a bookstore. Not just to keep people reading, but it's like a sense of community when you come in."
Saying that she will miss her customers the most, Wulff added that helping patrons, especially young children who say they don't enjoy reading, find books they love has been her favorite aspect of the business: "It's been proven that kids who are read to just cognitively are more advanced in school and struggle a little bit less, so that's so important, but you bond with your children a lot more over reading."
Nancy Parlo, president of the Tunkhannock Business and Professional Association, said, "Each business in town has a unique personality, and I think (Laura) contributed to the overall feel of just being a unique place to visit in Tunkhannock."
Wulff said she hopes people will continue to support other stores in the area: "There's really not anything that you can't find right here in town and if you can't find it, each and every one of the local business owners would bend over backwards to help you find what you're looking for if you just ask."