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Kepler's Bookstore

Kepler's was founded in May 1955 by peace activist Roy Kepler. The store soon blossomed into the cultural epicenter it has always remained. It attracted loyal customers from the students and faculty of Stanford University and from other members of the surrounding communities who were interested in serious books and ideas. The Grateful Dead gave live shows there early in their career, and they, along with folk singer Joan Baez, often appeared at Kepler’s sharing ideas at the bookstore with local community leaders.

In 1990 Publishers Weekly named Kepler’s “Bookseller of the Year.” However, by 1996, it was clear that the bookselling business was being completely changed by the emergence of large discount warehouses and Amazon.com. These changing economic conditions affecting independent bookstores nationwide, and the concomitant internal business problems, caused Kepler’s to close its doors on August 31, 2005--briefly. The local community responded with demonstrations. Thousands gathered on the expanse of what is now known as “Kepler’s Plaza” to express support and protest the loss. Weeks later, with community investment, a flourishing Literary Circle Membership Program and a revived sense of Kepler’s place within Silicon Valley, the bookstore re-opened in October of 2005.

Today, Kepler's has once again evolved with it communities and remains a household word in the daily lives of its fiercely loyal customers. It is still a vibrant cultural center, not only offering a vast array of books and continuing its stellar author events but it now also serves a burgeoning population of children and families and has developed a community partner program without equal.

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  Kepler's Bookstore

  1010 El Camino Real
  Menlo Park, CA 94025

  Phone: 650-324-4321

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  11/21/09	Special Book Signing with Andre Agassi - OPEN: An Autobiography Kepler's Books
  11/22/09	Lights Out Story Time with Susan Gal - Night Lights Kepler's Books
  11/29/09	Story Time with Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher - The King's Taster Kepler's Books
  11/30/09	Christos Papadimitriou - Logicomix - An Epic Search for Truth Kepler's Books
  12/01/09	An Evening of Poetry - Kim Addonizio: Lucifer at the Starlite & Cheryl Dumesnil: In Praise of Falling Kepler's Books
  12/02/09	Jean-Marie Apostolides - The Metamorphoses of Tintin; or Tintin for Adults Kepler's Books
  12/06/09	Princess Hyacinth Story Time - Princess Hyacinth - The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated Kepler's Books
  12/08/09	Write Night: Teen Writing Workshop Kepler's Books
  12/11/09	Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools Smithwick Theater - Foothill College
  12/13/09	Hanukkah Story Time - The Best Hanukkah Ever and Hanukkah Moon Kepler's Books
  12/16/09	Youth Event with Robin Preiss Glasser - Fancy Nancy - Splendiferous Christmas Kepler's Books
  01/07/10	David Thomson - The Moment of Psycho - How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder Kepler's Books
  01/09/10	Judith L. London, Ph.D. - Connecting the Dots - Breakthroughs in Communication as Alzheimer's Advances Kepler's Books
  01/10/10	Story Time with Terri Silveira - Puppy Pen Pals Kepler's Books
  01/14/10	Daniel Pink - Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Kepler's Books
  01/16/10	Romney Nani Steele - My Nepenthe - Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur Kepler's Books
  01/18/10	John Lescroart - Treasure Hunt Kepler's Books
  01/21/10	Daniel A. Olivas - Anywhere But L.A. Kepler's Books