An Oklahoma storefront which used to house a Borders bookstore has been bought by the local library system for use as administrative offices and book warehouse. The director says the system had been saving money in case an opportunity like this came along, since the building was custom-built for handling books.
To read the article about this purchase, please visit: http://consumerist.com/2011/10/borders-store-to-be-turned-into-library-system-nexus.html.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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