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On Saturday, April 21st, Sisters in Crime held a "Booksellers and Librarians Solve Mysteries Every Day" event to thank librarians and booksellers for 25 years of support of women in the mystery genre. Here's how the day unfolded.

Storified by bfister · Mon, Apr 23 2012 16:02:26

In the days before the event, information went out to volunteers and was reported here and there...
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Check out what participating authors are doing, and share your enthusiam for booksellers and librarians: Find out more about the authors ...
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Mystery Scene - Solving the mystery of what to read next
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Quotation of the Day Bus Trip: Booksellers & Readers 'Make the Wheels Go Round' "We're all so different.... But what we share is a passio...
And participants began to tweet . . .
On on the day, more tweets . . .

Today we are joined by local mystery author, and Sisters in Crime member, Kathleen Heady! Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Sisters in Crime have sent us a volunteer to find out how "librarians solve mysteries every day". What kind of mysteries have we helped you solve? Let us know!

— Haverford Township Free Library · Sat, Apr 21 2012 11:06:52
Susan Froetschel explores the stacks at the Takoma Park Neighborhood Library in Washington, DC. #sisterssolve http://pic.twitter.com/wLQX4WeV · jimhuang
RT @bfister: Nice to be greeted at the door by the owner #sisterssolve http://pic.twitter.com/0rLgDAJY · Sisters In Crime
Elaine Gaber, Library Director of Sadie Pope Dowdell Library of South Amboy, created a wall display. #sisterssolve http://pic.twitter.com/kptnbMor · jimhuang
Susan Froetschel with her "colleagues for the day" at the Takoma DC Neighborhood Library. #sisterssolve http://pic.twitter.com/szPxKYhN · jimhuang
Fun meeting the customers #sinc #sisterssolve #ouac http://pic.twitter.com/5z6wRSzH · barbara fister
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A great independent mystery bookstore celebrates its 25th year with the tenth annual local author celebration, Write of Spring - and a new anthology of short fiction, Writes of Spring.

Storified by bfister · Sun, Apr 08 2012 15:44:57

The anthology has been in the works for a while, and here are early reports . . .
Fiction Review: Writes of Spring: Stories and Prose by Edited by Gary Schulze and Pat Frovarp. Nodin (Adventure, dist.), $16.95 trade paper (238p) ISBN 978-1-935666-37-0Fiction Review: Writes of Spring: Stories and Prose by Edited by Gary Schulze and Pat Frovarp. Nodin (Adventure, dist.), $16.95 trade paper (238p) ISBN 978-1-935666-37-0
Writes of Spring: Stories and Prose This inspired volume of original stories celebrates the 25th anniversary of mystery bookstore Once Up...
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The little bookstore with the big reputation is celebrating two anniversaries.
'ANTHOLOGY, "Writes of Spring," edited by Gary Shulze and Pat Frovarp'ANTHOLOGY, "Writes of Spring," edited by Gary Shulze and Pat Frovarp
Although I live in Wisconsin, I married into a St. Paul family so I know a little about Minnesota traditions -- cabins on lakes, Twins on...
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Some pre-event tweets  . . .
Then on the day . . . (I obviously need an editor)
And finally, some photos that I failed to upload at the event:

gary shulze · bfistermn
Gary Shulze signs a copy of Writes of Spring. His T-shirt reads "one more book won't hurt."
pat frovarp · bfistermn
In between hauling books, refreshing refreshments, and making sure everything is humming along, Pat Frovarp signs a book for a fan. It's not my fault she's a little blurry, she never stops moving.
Carl Brookins · bfistermn
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