Riddle # 4

Solve the five clues, then fill in the blanks in the paragraph to find your next destination.

1.  The group of neighbors, students, and readers who came together to save this place from closing in 2011

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2.  What this place became in 2024 — a new kind of organization that can accept donations and apply for grants

   _______________________________

3.  An annual celebration of books and authors — this place hosts one every year called Ithaca Is Books

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4.  The ability to read and engage with written language — this place’s core mission is increasing access to it
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5.  The name of the historic building — a converted old school — where this bookstore lives in downtown Ithaca

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Complete the paragraph:

Find the bookstore that its _________________ saved. In 2011, more than 600 people raised a quarter of a million dollars to rescue it from closing — a remarkable act of collective love. Today it operates as a _________________ , hosting over 150 free events every year including an annual book _________________ . Its mission centers on _________________ — making sure books and reading reach everyone. You’ll find it tucked inside the historic _________________ Mall in downtown Ithaca.