vroman left us with. i think back to when he started the story and he was really thinking of how to create community, he was a philanthropist, he supported local charities, helped start the museum, help support the pasadena library. there is even way story where he loaned money to a competitor so they could start their own bookstore. i think it speaks to his understanding of how important community is and we continue that tradition today. so the different ways that we are supporting that sense of community are certainly our event series. it brings thousands and thousands of people together in the event space over the course of the year. we have a partnership with an independent coffee shop downstairs. so that's another place it becomes a gathering space where people come together and we get to have this great partnership with another great independent business. i think independent bookstores offer that kind of diversity and variety and experience that is so unique and entrenched in the community. i think

vroman's is a pasadena institution. could bethat the store in another city and be the same experience. people have shopped here for generations, and our local authors section, the pasadena pride section, the things we do to support the rose bowl, i could go on and on. i think there is something special about that, and people respond to it and want to be part of it. we are here in our kids section. i love this section. it is just magical. it is full of color and tons of books. my incredibly passionate and knowledgeable staff of children's books sellers tell you about all the books they love that they have read. we have a storytime area. we have a fairy door. itese is a giant mural, k hanging from the ceiling. it instantly feels magical when you arrive in this space. i have so many kids tell me this is their favorite place, and i have so many adults wondering over here because it was a special treat for themselves. i kind of have a dream job. i spend every day of my life in a bookstore. it is pretty great, especially with