Dear friends,
We have bad news and good news. The 2020 Florida Antiquarian Book Fair has been cancelled. That’s the bad news (which is actually good news because our highest priority in this COVID-19 pandemic is the health and safety of our book fair patrons and our booksellers, and their families.)
The other good news is that the 2021 book fair is scheduled for April 23-25, 2021, when we will once again gather for the largest and oldest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast.
As you may know, on Thursday, March 26, Pinellas County officials issued an ordinance that requires “places of public and private assembly” to close. This includes The Coliseum in downtown St. Petersburg, our venue for the book fair.
Pinellas County’s Safer at Home order is designed to keep people safe and healthy by reducing the chances they will contact and spread this deadly virus. That’s a goal we can all appreciate.
So, while we won’t see you at the book fair for 2020 we have a favor to ask. Patronize our booksellers anyway. Just contact them by email, by phone or visit their websites.
They’ll be thrilled to hear from you. Tell them you miss seeing them at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair (and, of course, that you’ll see them in person again at the 2021 book fair). If you find something wonderful on their websites, go ahead and buy it, just as you would have in person.
To make it easier, here's a link to the list of booksellers who were to exhibit at the book fair and all the information you need to contact them. Thank you for supporting our booksellers. They make the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair possible.
And you do, too. Thank you for your support over the years. We look forward to seeing you at the 2021 Florida Antiquarian Book Fair.
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