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Whistlestop Bookshop's Philosophy
The objective of our business is to put the right books in the hands of the right people. In other words, if you
want a specific book, we either have it or can order it for you. If you are a little unsure on specifics or want recommendations,
we do our best from our experience. We believe that our bookstore provides, in the words of Carlisle's own Marianne Moore,
"a place for the genuine."
Our Employees
As we mention in Whistlestop Bookshop Staff Picks , it took us twenty years to see the need of a staff, but since taking the plunge, we have been extraordinarily fortunate.
As our first employee, Abby Reed, once said, "Once a Whistlestopper, always a Whistlestopper," so even though a few have had
to leave the area for other pursuits, they know they are always welcomed back as family.
- Abby Reed returned from her teaching stint in Tanzania in the autumn
of 2006 and completed her first semester at Middlebury College. The summer of 2007 found her
in Guatemala, among other places. She is now a junior at Middlebury. Abby was the recipient of the 2005-2006
Employee of the Year.
- Ellie Strand is finishing her second and final year at
Harvard Divinity School for a masters in comparative religion. She has discovered an affinity for Arabic.
She continues her competitive pursuit of soccer.
- Lauren Henson is now a junior at Oberlin College, where she is a
biology major. The summer of 2008 will find her working in her field of study in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- Kara Eatman completed her junior year at Carlisle High School while
working at Whistlestop. The summer of 2007 saw her in France, among other places. She is now living with her
family near Tampa, Florida, her father's new military posting. She is about to graduate from Riverview High School. She
is headed to University of California at Irvine in the fall. She was the recipient of the
2006-2007 Employee of the Year award.
- Claire Wilson graduated from Carlisle High School after working at Whistlestop.
She is interested in the arts and in urban exploration. Along with her musical skills, she is a very skilled
photographer. During the summer of 2007 she roamed Italy and worked in Montana, among other places. She
is now a sophomore at Dickinson College here in Carlisle.
- Katherine Schlusser is a student at Trinity High School.
- Brooke Marlin is a junior at Dickinson College, where she is a double
major in sociology and women's studies. She is from Bayside, New York. She learned about Whistlestop Bookshop
when she became friends with Abby Reed in Tanzania. The store proudly carries her excellent handmade tote bags.
- Grace Moore is a junior at Dickinson College, where she is an anthropology
major. She is from Columbia, South Carolina. She is the owner and artisan of Little Wren Designs, a design and
creation business of handmade books, bags, and jewelry. Whistlestop carries a fine representation of her work.
- Laura Cleveland, after a brief and brilliant stint at
Whistlestop, is on a walkabout tour of the West coast and favoring Portland, Oregon as her homebase. She hails
from the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
- Elise Bricker is a junior at Wilson College in Chambersburg, where she is
a double major in history and classics. She is from Shippensburg, also "down the valley," and is much-traveled in Europe.
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