The ThriftBooks Blog

By Barbara Hagen • July 28, 2021

ThriftBooks is now 18 years old! From a single storage unit in 2003 to 13 million titles, we have certainly come a long way! Whether you are a new customer or someone who has been with us for the long haul, enjoy this walk down memory lane with a look at some of our old designs, hear from some of our employees, and hear from us what we love so much about our customers!

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By Barbara Hagen • June 18, 2021

As a child, one of my favorite summer activities was going to the library. Today the world is a lot more complicated than the summer of my youth with more screens, distractions, and technology, but the good news is, that special magic is easy to find...just get books into the hands of kids!

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By Barbara Hagen • April 25, 2021

Today we are super excited to share our revamped ReadingRewards program, designed to give you, our customers, sweeter rewards towards something you love doing...reading! Get the lowdown on all of the new benefits, our new third tier, and the new dashboard view.

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By Barbara Hagen • April 14, 2021

A few weeks ago, a would-be new customer reached out to us with a question that caught me off-guard. "Are you a real company?" As I thought about it more, it made increasing sense to me why someone might ask this. In our widening virtual world—made even more so by the pandemic—we are right to question what is on the other side of the glowing screen in front of us.

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By Barbara Hagen • February 08, 2021

It's February, the time for all types of love and romance movies! There are countless varieties to choose from, be it classics, to period pieces, to kids, to comedy. With all there is to offer, here is a Valentine's Day composition of old favorites and new discoveries of some Valentine's Day staples.

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By Barbara Hagen • December 24, 2020

For many of us, it may feel like COVID is The Grinch, stealing our ability to celebrate or enjoy the holiday like we have in the past, be it with friends, families, activities, or traditions. Even our shopping was very different this year. But on Christmas Day, let's all be reminded of the immortal words of Dr. Seuss and the meaning of holidays.

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By Barbara Hagen • December 14, 2020

Vinyl records are a real blast from the past. Find yourself a new LP or an old favorite, dust off your record player, and sit back, close your eyes, and let yourself be hypnotized by the complete musical experience of it all, just like it was way back when.

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By Barbara Hagen • November 30, 2020

ThriftBooks to donate 20,000 children's books, curated by Barbershop Books, to Black boys and other vulnerable children ages 4-8 throughout the United States. ThriftBooks will also donate $5,000 on Giving Tuesday to support Barbershop Books' innovative programming and reading opportunities for children in cities and states across the country.

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By Barbara Hagen • November 17, 2020

Digital content is everywhere. In fact, I believe there's never been more choices in streaming subscription services than right now. Yet DVD and Blu-ray movie and TV show sales have been increasing. For some, this interest in DVDs and Blu-ray may have caught you off guard. If so, let me share my top 6 reasons to love those shiny discs.

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By Barbara Hagen • November 13, 2020

Kindness is one of the things we learn earliest in life. Learning to say "please" and "thank you." Being respectful. Learning to share. We should all be pretty good at this kindness thing, but when I look around...social media posts, or news stories, or even just observe society around us, it is clear our early education in kindness has fallen by the wayside. On this World Kindness Day, November 13, 2020, let's all take a few minutes and remember some of those early life lessons.

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By Barbara Hagen • August 11, 2020

When my team and I planned to feature a rotating decades theme, I must admit, I was giddy with excitement for the '70s decade. I am a child of the '70s and it still has influence on my life today. I'd like to share a few '70s memories with you.

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