Community Plug – Third Place Books

From their website:

The Story of Third Place Books

Sociologist Ray Oldenberg's book The Great Good Place suggests that to lead a rewarding life, each of us needs three places. First is the home. Second is the workplace or school. Beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life and all social levels interact, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place.

Welcome to Third Place Books--the deliberate and intentional creation of a community of booklovers, a fun, comfortable and safe place to browse, linger, lounge, relax, read, eat, laugh, play, talk, listen and just watch the world go by.
We invite you to make Third Place Books your third place.


It is a wonderful community gathering place in Lake Forest Park, WA, Third Place Books, with five restaurants. My current favorite is Honey Bear Bakery cause I love their Bacon Lettuce Tomato & Avocado sandwich with aioli dressing. Good quality food.

They offer lectures & book signing by visiting authors. They have hosted such people as Deepak Chopra, Paul McCartney, Alan Alda, Judy Collins, Larry Dossey, Dr. Phil as well as many local authors.

Friday & Saturday nights they have free live music. There is a dance floor. They bring a diverse array of bands from folk, jazz, rock, swing. If you want to feel things are right in the world, Friday nights at Third Place Books is a good place to be. There are some awesome local dancers to watch as well as listen to the bands.

Everyday for kids and those of us artistically inclined, there is large roll of brown "butcher" place ready to have a piece torn off, and large tub of crayons to go with us. There is, also, a large chessboard with pieces two foot or so high.

And then there is the free wireless

Thank you, Third Place Books, you have created a comfortable and comforting community.

Since it's Friday, you'll mostly like find me there tonight enjoying the music and celebratory feeling.