At the time it meant rummaging through thrift shops and old bookstores.

Robin's, which says it is the oldest bookstore in Philadelphia, will close next month.

For instance, the party wants to turn a profit by finding someone to rent the old bookstore.

"Nobody runs an old bookstore to get rich," she says.

Campus Connections, the school's old bookstore located in the student alumni building, closed at the same time.

It's true that my husband, searching old second-hand bookstores, has brought the past into one grandson's life.

It is one of the oldest independent bookstores in the USA.

During the dwindling bright sunny days, most people prefer to be out under the open sky rather than poking around in musty old bookstores.

I got to tour just about every library, historical society, and old and rare bookstore on the Cape.