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Meet the Owner
Meet the Owner
Welcome !
My name is Mel. Hager and I am the owner and operator of
The Old Tome.
This has been an adventure of a path in our lives.
I hope you'll enjoy my Treasure Hunt with me.
Occupation wise - While I enjoy being a nerd, a welder, a tutor, and many other things - I still love books - so here we are.
Education - I have many degrees and diplomas - with the one taking the most time to earn being my Bachelors in Law Enforcement Leadership. I get bored, and I go learn...... which is why I own a bookstore lol.
Other things I do - I am also the Afton Historian, involved with the Afton Historical Society, the Regent and Registrar of our local D.A.R., I enjoy our O.E.S. Chapter, and much more.........
Sincerely, Mel.
The Old Tome's Story
The Old Tome's Story
It all started when Mel was at a shin-dig and heard about 4 tractor trailer loads of books that were about to be burned because they were unwanted.
Mel made an offer - the offer was accepted - and the books were saved.
Original plans were to go online only - however a store front presented itself. These are the photos you will see on our facebook. We had SO MUCH FUN in the Bookstore.
However, things changed, as they usually do, and Mel made the very difficult choice to move the Bookstore from it's Main Street location to it's current location.
The new location is half the size of the previous location - and is currently in process of being "sorted out" from the move.
We are one of only 3 Bookstores in our entire County!
Hours are currently "By Appointment Only."
We have over 80,000 used books that are looking for their cherished readers....... So stay tuned, there will be an online presence for those as well once we get the new space set up and ready to do so.
We Love and Cherish all the people who have been with us, supported us, and continue to support us through everything.
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