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Iconic 45-year-old Ann Arbor bookstore launches GoFundMe to weather coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Iconic 45-year-old Ann Arbor bookstore launches GoFundMe to weather coronavirus pandemicIn 1975, Jay Platt opened West Side Book Shop on W. Liberty St. seven years after graduating from the University of Michigan. Platt launched the โHELP WEST SIDE BOOKS SURVIVEโ GoFundMe campaign on April 28 with the goal of raising $75,000. Additionally, Platt has had to cancel this yearโs Ann Arbor Book Fair -- an event he has organized for more than 25 years that benefits University of Michiganโs Clements Library. โWe are vintage, like many of our books,โ wrote Platt. West Side Book Shop is at 113 W. Liberty Street Ann Arbor.