But these spray-edged Winnie the Pooh books 😭😍

At least one of us may have gone a little wild with the number of books we took 😏❤️

Manifesto, a very good dog, looks up at the bookcases in our shop. Alongside "Mutual Aid" by Dean spade, other titles are visible, including "Read This When Things Fall Apart" by Kelly Hayes, "The Revolution Will Not be Funded" by INCITE!, and "From the Ashes" by Sarah Jaffe.

A photo of the same bookcase as the first photo, with three copies of "Mutual Aid" in the center. The orange cover includes a circular callout that reads "new and expanded edition."

It would be hard to think of a more influential book over the last 5 years than Dena Spade's "Mutual Aid." It's a perennial bookclub pick, there’s an even chance it comes up in any conversation about local organizing, and we regularly hear customers enthusiastically recommending it to each other. 1/

Wear green into the Book Loft & show this coupon today to get 20% off your entire purchase.

(We're also accepting donations of Guinness but just slide the can to the person at the help desk & make sure management doesn't see)

Ok, maybe don't come in for an app today (3/13/26) because our power is out from the windstorm 🙃

a man standing in front of a microphone with the words check check check check check 1 visible Alt: 80s SNL skit featuring Tom Hanks appearing on Wayne's World -a man standing in front of a microphone with the words check check check check check 1 visible

We're currently hiring for one full-time sales associate position. If interested, please stop in the store & pick up an application (our tech is as dated as this reference, so you can't download an app online)

👍☕️🦉

Book cover showing a stylized wolf's head composed of northern lights that's somewhat surrounded by an assortment of moths

Excited for Jarod K. Anderson's new fantasy book

If his name doesn't sound familiar, he did Cryptonaturalist Podcast as well as wrote books of poetry & an autobiography titled, "Something in the Woods Loves You."

If you're near cbus, stop in the Bookloft Tues evening to meet him for a book signing

Springfield (eating the dogs / cats) Ohio desperately needs your help with ICE.

Ohio Gov Mike DeWine said it will be “the next Minneapolis” as 15,000 Haitians (1/4th of the entire city) will have their TPS status prematurely revoked Weds Feb 4th.

Here are links to donate and volunteer directly: 1/

Meeting in solidarity with Haitians in Springfield, Ohio now - over 600 people and still growing.

The Groundhog awoke the morning of February 2nd 2026 and opened his social media to a newsfeed rife with stories of the debauchery of the Ruling Class and man’s inhumanity toward man.(1/3)

decorated cookies

The Book Loft at Lego Land!

Woman outside house used in "A Christmas Story"

woman outside The Book Loft store gesturing to sign

Had a bookishly wonderful time in Columbus this past weekend, where I signed books for @thebookloft.bsky.social (and found the Lego reproduction of the store at Lego Land) & guested at a discussion of "Leave No Trace" with some wonderful readers -- one of whom made COOKIES! Good times, y'all 📚🌟🍪🐻

🚨 There will be a surge of activity, very soon, happening (semi) locally 🚨

A closed metal gate with lights strung across the top arch, about a foot of snow covers the path through the archway gate

Bluish pink sunrise sky, a 2 story red brick building - part of St. Mary's Grade school - is towards the back left, overlooking a dug out snowy brick pathway that's lined with snowballs

Small crew arrived 6am to start digging us out. If enough staff can make it in safely, we'll open. Still a level 2 out there so be careful.

Snow day! Sorry (but also not sorry) that we will remain closed during this level 3 snow level emergency.

What's everyone been reading during these snowy days?

You know your stuff lol

Due to the snowpocalypse, we will be closed today.

Our sincerest apologies to the inevitable young white dude who'd show up wearing only shorts & a hoodie

Going rogue here to say, even if we're open tomorrow for some insane reason, please stay home.

🚨 Community alert 🚨

Just got word Ohioana has been canceled for this year. Hopefully it's not the end of the 19 year annual book festival. Many llcal authors & book lovers really loved it

Thank you, Pluto Press

Flyer for Vigil for the protestor murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. 7pm tonight, Jan 7th, at Columbus City Hall

Flyer for emergency protest - "From Columbus to Minneapolis. ICE out! We fight back!" 6pm tonight, Jan 7, at Ohio Statehouse

Two anti - ICE actions this evening in Cbus

Speaking of the holidays, you known what makes a great stocking stuffer, even for people who don't celebrate? That's right, a whistle.

We have a couple of changes for our holiday hours. Tonight. Dec. 23rd, we will stay open until midnight. Tomorrow, 12/24, we open at 10am & close promptly at 6. We then resume our regular hours of 10am to 11pm on Fri, Dec 26th

NLG / National Lawyers Guild phone number to call if you witness ICE kidnapping people - 614-654-6477. Email is CBUSNGL@PROTON.ME

Ohio Immigrant Hotline to call to report ICE abuses 419-777-help (4357). Email - hotline@ohioimmigrant.org

If you see ICE, REMEMBER "WRAP." W -whistle. R - Record. A - advise. P - pass (a message to their family. Don't cause panic by stressing hearsay. Only report confirmed sightings.

Though they've always had a presence & office in our city, it's been confirmed there are now at least a couple hundred of them in town. Please, look out for each other & remember, we keep us safe

This website will have more info & will also have alt text for the above image

www.columbus.gov/Government/M...

Temperatures are brutal put there. Please, be careful. Of course, warming centers aren't a solution to a systemic problem but they can save lives.

Sounds like someone needs to unfuck their parenting

✅Guidance on raising kids while also maintaining your own sanity
✅Written by actual humans
✅Doesn't crib from the intellectual property of others
✅Isn't written by AI that doesn't know a human baby from a moose

microcosm.pub/UnfuckParent...

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Image if of a bay window,lined with Xmas lights & the interior is decorated with a medium size doll of Santa Claus & a Xmas tree surrounded by books

If anyone's coming to enjoy the holiday merriment of Village Lights this evening, we'll see there!