Evelyn Jackson, daughter of The Book Company’s owner, welcomes people to the used-book shop in East Ridge. The family-owned store has been in business for 35 years.It’s not uncommon for Libby Haun to get down on the floor and read to a young customer while his or her parents shop.
If you need a certain book, she’ll pull it and have it at the counter so you can come in quickly on your lunch break.
She’s even been known to find the business’s mascot, a cat named Friend, for a customer who sometimes comes by just to visit the animal.
“It’s the way life should be,” said Haun. And it’s the way her family has been doing business for the last 35 years at The Book Company, a used-book store in East Ridge.
This year the store is celebrating 10 years in business at its current location, 3205 Old Ringgold Road.