Our primary purpose that day was to see the Discovery Center (the subject of next week's post), but as long as we were in the area we wanted to make sure and stop by Klindt's, the oldest continually operated bookstore in Oregon. This is a reasonable point of pride for the store.
That being said, once you are inside it is largely a normal bookstore. Things inside are pretty modern. There may be more historic photos
inside than you would find in another bookstore, but on some level it is
just the trivia of knowing that they have been there since 1870. Of course, bookstores can be pretty wonderful regardless of age.
For evaluating them as a bookstore, there were a few things that stood out for me.
They have a pretty good stationary selection and trinkets, so if you want to purchase something and are not sure what, there are plenty of options. There is also a pretty extensive children's selection that is nice to browse.
What was most impressive was the variety of books. The space is not huge, but they manage to fit in many different sections. I was drawn to the Native American section, because every year I am looking for more books on that subject. Their section contained some pretty good books, including titles I have read and titles that I have not gotten to yet but that I have seen recommended.
The historical aspects are nice, but as a bookstore Klindt's holds up pretty well too.
http://www.klindtsbooks.com/welcome
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