,! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] 

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,! ,R$ ,BOOK ,/ORE 7N[ ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T]7 BEGAN 9 #aig 9 ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E1 ,CAMBRIDGE4 ,IT MOV$ A TIME OR TWO 9 ! FIR/ C\PLE ( YE>S1 BE=E SETTL+ 9TO :AT W\LD BE ITS HOME UNTIL #aihc 9 A L>GE SPACE ON ! CORN] ( ,RIV] & ,PLEASANT /REETS 9 ,CAMBRIDGE4 ,9 #aihc ! PROJECT MOV$ TO ,JAMAICA ,PLA91 ,BO/ON4 ,IT /AY$ !RE UNTIL ,MAY #a#i#i#d1 RETURN+ TO ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E1 :]E IT /AY$ F\R YE>S UNTIL IT WAS EVICT$ SO ! BUILD+ C\LD BE DEMOLI%$4 ,9 ,MAY #aiih IT MOV$ 9TO A TEMPOR>Y SPACE 9 ,DAVIS ,SQU>E1 ,SOM]VILLE4 

,! PROJECT 9CORPORAT$ 9 #a#i#g#a2 9 #aiib IT RE-9CORPORAT$ AS A NOT-=-PR(IT CORPORATION & *ANG$ ITS NAME TO ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T]4 

,! ,R$ ,BOOK ,/ORE WAS A PROJECT ( ! MOVEM5TS ( ! SIXTIES4 ,SIXTIES ACTIVI/S W]E AT ?AT TIME 7E>LY & MID-SEV5TIES7 BUSY SETT+ UP ALL K9DS ( 0ALT]NATIVE 9/ITUTIONS0 LIKE DAY C>E C5T]S1 NEI<BORHOOD HEAL? CL9ICS1 FOOD COOPS1 SO-CALL$ 0UND]GR\ND0 NEWSPAP]S -- & BOOK/ORES4 ,RADICAL BOOK/ORES W]E SPR++ UP ALL OV] ! C\NTRY -- ,DORRW> BOOK/ORE 9 ,PROVID5CE1 ,RHODE ,ISL&1 = EXAMPLE1 OR ,B\ND ,TOGE!R BOOKS 9 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 ,FOOD = ,?\<T 9 ,AMH]/1 ,MASSA*USETTS1 ,WOOD5 ,%OE 9 ,PHILADELPHIA1 ,LEFT ,BANK ,BOOKS 9 ,SEATTLE1 ,FIF? ,E/ATE 9 ,DETROIT4 ,MANY UND]GR\ND NEWSPAP]S HAD BOOK/ORES ASSOCIAT$ ) !M4 ,!SE W]E NOT M]ELY BOOK/ORES1 ( C\RSE4 ,?AT IS1 !Y W]E NOT COMM]CIAL PROJECTS2 !Y W]E C5T]S ( ACTIVISM4 ,!Y W]E PLACES :]E RADICALS GA!R$ -- = MEET+S1 P>TIES1 FILM %[+S1 DISCUSSIONS & LECTURES -- OR SIMPLY PLACES :]E !Y C\LD HANG \T4 

,NOR WAS ?IS BOOK/ORE TRADITION NEW TO ! SIXTIES4 ,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 A P>T ( ! LEFT1 9 ONE =M OR ANO!R4 ,! ,WOBBLIES HAD !IR BOOK/ORES & READ+ ROOMS4 ,SOCIALI/S & COMMUNI/S ?R\<\T ! FIR/ HALF ( ! C5TURY MA9TA9$ BOOK/ORES4 ,:5 ! REVOLTS ( ! SIXTIES BROKE \T !SE 9/ITUTIONS W]E 9VALUABLE RES\RCES = SIXTIES RADICALS 7= EXAMPLE1 ,JEFF]SON BOOK/ORE1 ! COMMUNI/-RUN BOOK/ORE 9 ,UNION ,SQU>E 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 OR ! BOOK/ORES ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY74 ,*>LES ,H4 ,K]R PUBLI%+ H\SE 9 ,*ICAGO %\LD ALSO BE M5TION$1 ,AM]ICA'S OLDE/ RADICAL PUBLI%+ H\SE1 F\ND$ 9 #ahhf DUR+ ! /RUGGLE = ! EI<T-H\R DAY 7IT WAS REJUV5AT$ 9 ! #a#i#gS74 ,REC5TLY ANO!R V>IANT ( ?IS LONG TRADITION SEEMS TO BE EM]G+ -- ! SO-CALL$ 09FO-%OPS40 ,MO/LY AN>*I/ OR AUTONOMI/1 & UTILIZ+ COPY MA*9ES & COMPUT]S MORE ?AN ORD9>Y BOOK/ORES1 !SE PROJECTS >E NEV]!LESS SIMIL> 9 MO/ RESPECTS TO !IR PR$ECESSORS1 AL?\< !Y HAVE P]HAPS MORE ( A 0CLUBH\SE0 ATMOSPH]E ) LESS /RESS ON REA*+ \T TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,!Y >E 9 NO S5SE1 ?\<1 A COMPLETELY NEW PH5OM5ON4 

,R$ ,BOOK_/,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] HAS SURVIV$ = ?IRTY YE>S4 ,IT HAS BE5 TRULY A COMMUNITY PROJECT ( ,BO/ON'S RADICALS4 ,DOZ5S & DOZ5S ( PEOPLE HAVE WORK$ 9 ! /ORE OV] ! YE>S1 MO/LY AS VOLUNTE]S1 BUT SOME = PAY 7L[ PAY74 ,BO/ON'S PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY HAS RALLI$ AGA9 & AGA9 TO KEEP IT 9 EXI/5CE4 ,IT WAS NEV] AFFILIAT$ ) ANY ONE P>TY OR GR\P1 BUT WAS AN 9DEP5D5T RADICAL BOOK/ORE4 ,ITS BULLET9 BO>DS & %ELVES W]E OP5 TO ALL ! MANY GR\PS 9 ! RADICAL MOVEM5T1 V]Y BROADLY DEF9$4 ,IT S]I\SLY TRI$ TO REPRES5T ALL T5D5CIES ON ! LEFT4 ,IT WAS ECLECTIC4 ,!RE WAS NEV] A P>TY L9E1 :I* IS NOT TO SAY ?AT !RE W]5'T *ANG+ EMPHASES 9 DIFF]5T P]IODS4 ,& ?IS IS :Y IT WAS SU* AN EXCIT+ PROJECT1 & SO VIBRANT4 ,IDEAS W]E DISCUSS$ !RE4 ,!RE W]E ALMO/ ALWAYS HEAT$ >GUM5TS GO+ ON4 ,& !RE /ILL >E4 

,NEV]!LESS ! PROJECT PASS$ ?R\< PHASES4 ,IT'S A %AME !RE IS SO LITTLE DOCUM5TATION TO HELP RECON/RUCT !SE *ANG+ EMPHASES4 ,IT'S A %AME ALSO ?AT NO ONE ?\<T TO COLLECT TAP$ 9T]VIEWS AS WE W5T ALONG1 TO BUILD AN ORAL HI/ORY4 ,BUT !RE WAS ALWAYS SO MU* WORK TO DO JU/ TO KEEP ! PROJECT AFLOAT4 ,RADICALS %\LD PROBABLY />T US+ ORAL HI/ORIES MORE AS WE GO ALONG1 CONSID]+ ?AT WE DON'T HAVE LIBR>IES1 & ?AT SO MANY ( \R PROJECTS >E SO EPHEM]AL1 & ?AT WE (T5 DON'T EV5 HAVE ! RES\RCES TO HANG ON TO DOCUM5TS 7BUT :O W\LD SAVE ! TAPES874 

,SO V]Y R\<LY1 AS AN IMPRESSION1 ! PROJECT WAS HEAVILY ,MAOI/ AT ! BEG9N+ -- ,MAOI/ 9 ! ,NEW ,LEFT S5SE1 ?AT IS1 A MILITANT W+ ( ! ,NEW ,LEFT :I* HAD R$ISCOV]$ ,M>XISM & !N ! ,*9ESE REVOLUTION & ,MAO4 ,BUT EV5 !N ! /ORE HAD A SECTION ON AN>*ISM4 ,BY ! LATE SEV5TIES ! PROJECT WAS PR$OM9ANTLY FEM9I/4 ,?IS LA/$ R\<LY UNTIL ! MID-EI<TIES1 AT :I* TIME ! COLLECTIVE HAD BECOME TRULY ECLECTIC1 HAV+ A C\PLE ( /AUN* AN>*I/S1 A ,L59I/ OR TWO1 FEM9I/S1 PROGRESSIVE LIB]ALS1 & SO =?4 ,BY ! LATE #a#i#iS ! COLLECTIVE HAD BECOME PR$OM9ANTLY AN>*I/1 BUT ) ,M>XI/S1 FEM9I/S & PROGRESSIVES /ILL REPRES5T$4 ,9 A S5SE1 !N1 ! /ORE HAS SIMPLY REFLECT$ ! PR$OM9ANT EMPHASES ( ,BO/ON'S RADICAL COMMUNITY ITSELF1 :I* HAS PASS$ ?R\< SIMIL> PHASES4 ,?IS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE ! PROJECT WAS A RELATIVELY OP5 ONE1 WAS ALWAYS DEMOCRATICALLY ORGANIZ$1 & ?US *ANG$ AS ! ACTIVI/S SURR\ND+ IT *ANG$4 

,! SUBJECT CATEGORIES ( ! BOOK/ORE H[EV] HAVE REMA9$ FAIRLY CON/ANT ?R\<\T ITS ?IRTY YE> HI/ORY1 & REFLECT PRIM>ILY ! ,NEW ,LEFT'S 9V5TION ( ,ID5TITY ,POLITICS & ITS FOCUS ON ?IRD WORLD REVOLUTIONS4 7,SOME SECTIONS HAVE GR[N OR %RUNK1 DEP5D+ ON :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! L>G] MOVEM5T47 ,!RE W]E SECTIONS ON ,BLACK ,LIB]ATION1 ,WOM5'S ,LIB]ATION1 ,GAY & ,LESBIAN ,LIB]ATION1 ,*ILDR5'S ,LIB]ATION1 ,IMP]IALISM1 & >EA SECTIONS 7,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ,AFRICA1 ETC474 ,!RE W]E 9 ADDITION SECTIONS ON AN>*ISM1 RADICAL 5VIRONM5TALISM1 ,M>XISM1 RADICAL SOCIAL ?\<T1 PROGRESSIVE LIT]ATURE1 WORK]S & LABOR HI/ORY1 RADICAL ,U4,S4 HI/ORY1 M$IA1 S*OOLS1 RUL+ CLASS 9/ITUTIONS LIKE ! MILIT>Y & CORPORATIONS1 & SO =?4 ,9 COMP>ISON ) A MA9/REAM BOOK/ORE1 IT WAS AN $UCATION 9 ITSELF JU/ TO WALK 9TO ! /ORE & BE EXPOS$ TO ! DIFF]5T WAY ( CATEGORIZ+ KN[L$GE4 7,! ID5TITY CATEGORIES LAT] SPREAD TO MA9/REAM /ORES1 ( C\RSE47 

,! TYPES ( MAT]IAL /OCK$ & SOLD 9 ! /ORE HAS ALSO REMA9$ /ABLE OV] ! YE>S4 ,WE HAVE SOLD PRIM>ILY BOOKS -- NEW BOOKS 7B\<T DIRECTLY FROM ! PUBLI%]S OR ?R\< A DI/RIBUTOR71 US$ BOOKS 7MO/LY DONAT$1 BUT SOME B\<T AT LIBR>Y SALES OR FROM O!R BOOK/ORES71 & REMA9D]S OR B>GA9 BOOKS 7B\<T FROM REMA9D] H\SES74 ,WE HAVE ALSO SOLD A L>GE NUMB] ( MAGAZ9ES1 J\RNALS & NEWSPAP]S4 ,MO/ ( !SE WE GOT ?R\< ONE OR TWO DI/RIBUTORS4 ,BUT SOME ( !M WE ORD]$ DIRECTLY FROM ! PUBLI%]S & SOME ( !M W]E H&-DELIV]$ TO ! /ORE BY ! PUBLI%]S !MSELVES 7I4E41 BY LOCAL RADICAL GR\PS74 ,WE ALWAYS MA9TA9$ A L>GE SELECTION ( RADICAL PO/]S = SALE4 ,O!R ITEMS HAVE 9CLUD$3 BUMP]/ICK]S1 BUTTONS1 PO/C>DS1 TEE %IRTS1 OLD MAGAZ9ES & J\RNALS 7:I* HAD BE5 DONAT$ TO US71 MUSIC & PAMPHLETS 7BO? NEW & US$74 ,!RE HAS USUALLY BE5 SOME FREE MAT]IAL PUT \T1 AS WELL AS L>GE NUMB]S ( FLI]S AB\T EV5TS1 PROJECTS & GR\PS >\ND ! CITY4 

,R$BOOK SPAWN$ TWO O!R PROJECTS1 ONE ( :I* /ILL EXI/S4 ,! ,PRISON ,BOOK ,PROGRAM BEGAN 9 ! ,R$BOOK BASEM5T1 BUT )9 A YE> OR TWO 9CORPORAT$ 9DEP5D5TLY AS A NONPR(IT ORGANIZATION 9 ORD] TO GET GRANT MONEY4 ,IT REMA9$ LOCAT$ AT ,R$BOOK1 ?\<1 & MOV$ ) ! /ORE TO ,JAMAICA ,PLA91 :]E IT /ILL REMA9S 7AS !RE WAS NO SUITABLE SPACE :5 WE MOV$ BACK TO ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E74 ,ANGRY ,>TS ALSO BEGAN 9 ,R$BOOK'S BASEM5T1 ) FILM %[+S !RE4 ,IT SOON EVOLV$ 9TO A SEP>ATE PROJECT1 SPONSOR+ ! %[+ ( RADICAL FILMS >\ND ! CITY4 ,IT LA/$ UNTIL ! MID-'#hS1 :5 ATT5DANCE AT ! %[+S DROPP$ SO L[ ?AT IT JU/ WASN'T WOR? IT TO CONT9UE ! PROJECT4 

,EXCEPT = ! YE>S #aiib TO #a#i#i#f1 & #a#i#i#i1 !RE HAS ALWAYS BE5 SOME PAID /AFF AT ! PROJECT4 ,9 ! HEYDAYS ( ! '#gS1 :5 YE>LY SALES C\LD TOP @s#a11 ! PROJECT SUPPORT$ SEV]AL FULL TIME EMPLOYES4 ,?AT WAS NO LONG] POSSIBLE BY ! MID-'#hS1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! MOVE TO ,JAMAICA ,PLA9 7:]E !RE W]E MANY FEW] SALES1 DUE NOT ONLY TO ! DECL9+ RADICAL MOVEM5T1 BUT ALSO TO ITS ISOLAT$ LOCATION 9 A RESID5TIAL NEI<BORHOOD74 ,VOLUNTE]S HAD ALWAYS BE5 A BIG P>T ( ! PROJECT1 BUT BY !N IT WAS MO/LY A VOLUNTE]-RUN PROJECT1 ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( ONE OR TWO P>T-TIME PAID /AFF4 ,BY #aiib IT WAS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO HAVE EV5 P>T-TIME PAID WORK]S1 SO ! PROJECT BECAME 5TIRELY SUPPORT$ BY VOLUNTE]S UNTIL ! SUMM] ( #a#i#i#f1 AFT] ! MOVE BACK TO ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E1 :5 A HALF-TIME PROJECT COORD9ATOR WAS HIR$4 

,SO ONE T5SION HAS BE5 BETWE5 PAID /AFF & VOLUNTE]S4 ,?IS T5SION WAS NOT AS GREAT AS 9 SOME O!R PROJECTS1 ,DORRW> = EXAMPLE1 :]E ! T5SION BETWE5 A /ABLE CORE ( ?REE OR F\R PAID /AFF P]SONS & A CON/ANTLY *ANG+ L>GE GR\P ( VOLUNTE]S1 WAS APP>5TLY QUITE SEV]E4 ,AT ,R$ ,BOOK1 ! TURNOV] WAS SO GREAT AMONG BO? PAID /AFF & VOLUNTE]S ?AT SU* A SPLIT NEV] HAD A *ANCE TO SOLIDIFY4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS ALWAYS 9 FLUX4 

,A SECOND T5SION HAS BE5 BETWE5 0COLLECTIVE MEMB]S0 & VOLUNTE]S4 ,?R\<\T ITS 5TIRE HI/ORY ! PROJECT HAS BE5 GOV]N$ BY A 0COLLECTIVE0 OR /E]+ COMMITTEE4 ,NOT ALL VOLUNTE]S W]E MEMB]S ( ! COLLECTIVE4 ,MO/ DIDN'T WANT TO BE1 & IF !Y DID IT WAS NOT ALL ?AT H>D TO JO94 ,! PROJECT HAS ALWAYS BE5 RELATIVELY OP51 BUT PROC$URES = JO9+ ! 0COLLECTIVE0 HAVE BE5 SOMETIMES LOOS] & SOMETIMES TI<T]4 ,! 0COLLECTIVE0 WAS ! DECISION-MAK+ BODY & SET ! POLICIES = ! PROJECT4 ,?US1 EV5 ?\< VOLUNTE]S MI<T BE PUTT+ 9 A LOT ( TIME 9 ! PROJECT1 !Y C\LDN'T CONSID] !MSELVES MEMB]S ( ! 0COLLECTIVE40 ,VOLUNTE]S W]E ?US PUT 9TO ! POSITION ( BE+ SECOND-CLASS MEMB]S ( ! PROJECT4 ,?IS SITUATION WAS F9ALLY REM$I$ 9 #aiie :5 IT WAS DECID$ ?AT ANYONE VOLUNTE]+ AUTOMATICALLY BECAME A MEMB] ( ! COLLECTIVE AFT] SIX WEEKS1 ) A RI<T TO COME TO ,/E]+ ,COMMITTEE MEET+S1 UNLESS ASK$ TO LEAVE ! PROJECT4 ,?US ! T5SION BETWE5 COLLECTIVE MEMB]S & VOLUNTE]S WAS F9ALLY RESOLV$4 ,EV]YONE WORK+ 9 ! PROJECT WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] COLLECTIVE4 ,BUT ATT5DANCE AT ! /E]+ COMMITTEE MEET+S DID NOT 9CREASE4 ,! PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO GET PEOPLE TO COME1 NOT TO KEEP !M \T4 ,PEOPLE >E NOT P\ND+ ON ! DOOR DEM&+ TO WORK LONG H\RS = FREE TO KEEP A LITTLE RADICAL BOOK/ORE OP54 

,ANO!R PROBLEM SOON >OSE H[EV] REG>D+ MEMB]%IP 9 ! COLLECTIVE4 ,AL?\< WE HAD RESOLV$ ! ISSUE ( 5TRANCE WE HAD NOT SOLV$ ! ISSUE ( EXIT1 ?AT IS1 :5 DID MEMB]S CEASE TO HAVE A RI<T TO COME TO ! /E]+ COMMITTEE MEET+S & HELP MAKE POLICY EV5 ?\< !Y W]E NO LONG] ACTIVE 9 ! PROJECT8 ,?IS BECAME AN ISSUE BECAUSE DUR+ HEAT$ DISPUTES MEMB]S W\LD REA* BACK 9TO ! PA/ = ALLIES & GET !SE PEOPLE TO COME TO A CRUCIAL MEET+1 EV5 ?\< !Y HADN'T WORK$ 9 ! PROJECT = YE>S1 9 ORD] TO /R5G!N !IR SIDE ( ! DISPUTE4 ,?IS QUE/ION WAS NEV] RESOLV$4 ,WE JU/ SORT ( BLUND]$ ALONG4 ,NON-ACTIVE EX-VOLUNTE]S W]E NEV] EXPLICITLY EXCLUD$ FROM DECISION MAK+4 ,?IS IS AN 9DICATION ( H[ 9CR$IBLY OP5 ! PROJECT WAS4 ,IT DID 9TRODUCE AN ELEM5T ( IRRESPONSIBILITY1 ?\<4 ,USUALLY ! EX-VOLUNTE]S :O W]E RECRUIT$ BACK = A P>TICUL> MEET+ W]E ILL-9=M$ AB\T ! ISSUES1 S9CE !Y HADN'T BE5 !RE & HAD HE>D ONLY ONE SIDE ( ! DISPUTE4 ,A PROJECT LIKE ?IS CANNOT BELONG TO EV]YONE1 TO ! COMMUNITY AT L>GE4 ,IT BELONGS TO ! PEOPLE :O >E DO+ ! WORK TO KEEP IT GO+4 ,!SE PEOPLE CAN SET UP ADVISORY BO>DS & E/ABLI% ALL SORTS ( TIES TO ! COMMUNITY AT L>GE1 BUT POLICY MAK+ = ! PROJECT RE/S ) ?OSE :O >E DO+ IT4 ,O!RWISE1 !Y W\LD MO/ LIKELY 5D UP ) A ,BO>D ( ,DIRECTORS 7\TSID]S1 NON-WORK]S1 NON-ACTIVI/S71 :O W\LD DIRECT ! PROJECT FROM AF>1 TELL+ ?OSE :O W]E DO+ ! WORK :AT TO DO4 

,!RE WAS ANO!R 0B\ND>Y0 PROBLEM4 ,:O DECIDES :I* BOOKS & MAGAZ9ES >E TO BE /OCK$ 9 ! /ORE8 ,?R\<\T MO/ ( ITS HI/ORY !RE EXI/$ A FAIRLY FIRM CONS5SUS AB\T ! B\ND>IES ( ! 0RADICAL MOVEM5T40 ,!RE W]E ALWAYS DISPUTES ( C\RSE4 ,RUSSELL ,JACOBY HAS WRITT5 ( HIS EXP]I5CE 9 ! ,R$ ,BOOK ,/ORE 9 ! SEV5TIES1 ?AT AL?\< !RE WAS A L>GE %ELF ( BOOKS ON ,ALBANIA1 HE C\LD NEV] GET ! COLLECTIVE TO ACCEPT ANY ANTI-PSY*IATRY BOOKS = SALE 9 ! /ORE4 ,AT ONE PO9T !RE WAS A LONG DEBATE AB\T :E!R TO C>RY ,BAD ,ATTITUDE OR NOT1 & 9 G5]AL :AT TO DO AB\T MAGAZ9ES ) EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONT5T4 ,ANO!R ONGO+ DISPUTE REVOLV$ >\ND MA9/REAM SOCIAL SCI5CE BOOKS4 ,!RE W\LD BE A BOOK ) A GREAT TITLE1 LIKE 0! CAUSES ( HOMELESSNESS10 BUT :I* W\LD NOT CONTA9 A RADICAL ANALYSIS ( ! PROBLEM1 ONLY A LIB]AL ONE4 ,PEOPLE )\T A BACKGR\ND 9 ! CRITIQUES ( MA9/REAM SOCIAL SCI5CE ?AT HAD EM]G$ 9 ! SIXTIES W\LD SELECT !SE BOOKS & 9SI/ ?AT !Y BE /OCK$ 9 ! /ORE4 ,?IS PROBLEM GOT WORSE AS ! YE>S PASS$ & ! CULTURAL CLIMATE BECAME PR$OM9ANTLY RI<T W+1 ) Y\NG PEOPLE GR[+ UP ?9K+ ?AT TO BE LIB]AL WAS RADICAL1 NEV] HAV+ KN[N ANY?+ ELSE4 

,NEV]!LESS1 UNTIL ! MID-N9ETIES NO ONE HAD EV] >GU$ ?AT !RE %\LD BE NO B\ND>IES TO ! PROJECT AT ALL1 & ?AT ! /ORE %\LD C>RY EV]Y?+4 ,AT ?AT TIME A C\PLE ( FANATIC 9DIVIDUALI/S WORK+ 9 ! PROJECT 9SI/$ ?AT ! /ORE %\LD C>RY EV]Y?+1 CONS]VATIVE & LIB]AL BOOKS1 ALONG ) RADICAL BOOKS4 ,!Y SAID !RE %\LD BE NO 0C5SOR%IP40 ,FUR!RMORE1 !Y 9SI/$ ?AT ANYONE WORK+ 9 ! PROJECT HAD A RI<T TO SELECT ANY BOOK !Y WANT$ TO1 & ?AT IT WAS NOBODY'S BUS9ESS :I* BOOKS ANYONE SELECT$4 ,QUITE OBVI\SLY1 IF ?IS VIEW HAD PREVAIL$1 IT W\LD HAVE DE/ROY$ ! PROJECT4 ,! ONLY REASON :Y A RADICAL BOOK/ORE IS NE$$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE IS BECAUSE RADICAL MAT]IALS >E EXCLUD$ FROM MA9/REAM /ORES1 & 9CREAS+LY SO GIV5 ! CANC]\S SPREAD ( SUP] *A9 /ORES & ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( 9DEP5D5TLY [N$ BOOK/ORES4 

,HI/ORICALLY1 AT ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] 7=M]LY ,R$BOOK71 ! CONT5T ( ! /ORE HAS ALWAYS BE5 DECID$ DEMOCRATICALLY BY ! COLLECTIVE4 ,!SE ISSUES W]E >GU$ \T 9 ! /E]+ COMMITTEE4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 :5 ! COLLECTIVE WAS SMALL1 ) ONLY AB\T EI<T PEOPLE1 ALL ! ORD]+ WAS PROCESS$ ?R\< ! /E]+ COMMITTEE4 ,?AT IS1 ALL ORD]S = BOOKS & MAGAZ9ES W]E APPROV$ DIRECTLY BY ! COLLECTIVE4 ,AT O!R TIMES1 ) MORE PEOPLE1 ACQUISITIONS W]E DIVID$ UP1 EI!R BY PUBLI%] OR SECTION1 BUT ) F9AL CONTROL1 9 ! CASE ( DISPUTES1 /ILL RE/+ ) ! COLLECTIVE4 ,! IDEA ?AT IT WAS A FREE-=-ALL1 ?AT 0ANY ?+ GOES10 WAS A DIRECT ?REAT TO ! 9TEGRITY ( ! PROJECT4 ,=TUNATELY1 ?IS ?REAT WAS DEFEAT$4 

,A FUR!R T5SION WAS BETWE5 ?OSE :O PUT A LOT ( TIME 9TO ! PROJECT1 ESPECIALLY IF !Y HAD BE5 9 ! PROJECT A LONG TIME1 & ?OSE :O PUT 9 ONLY A LITTLE TIME1 OR W]E NEW4 ,NATURALLY1 NEW VOLUNTE]S HAD TO LE>N ! PROC$URES & POLICIES ( ! PROJECT FROM ?OSE :O W]E ALREADY !RE4 ,NATURALLY ALSO1 ! FEW PEOPLE :O DEF9$ ! PROJECT AS !IR MA9 POLITICAL WORK HAD MORE AT /AKE ?AN ?OSE :O ONLY DID A %IFT A WEEK & CAME TO AN OCCASIONAL MEET+4 ,?IS T5SION ONLY BECAME SEV]E ON A C\PLE ( OCCASIONS4 ,BY & L>GE1 MO/ PEOPLE REALIZ$ ?AT EV]Y DECISION C\LD NOT BE *ANNEL$ ?R\< ! /E]+ COMMITTEE2 WE W\LD HAVE BE5 MEET+ = H\RS TWO OR ?REE TIMES A WEEK4 ,IT SEEMS 9EVITABLE ?AT ! PEOPLE :O >E PUTT+ 9 MORE TIME & EF=T WILL HAVE MORE SAY4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ?IS IMBALANCE WAS ALWAYS R$RESS$ AT ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] BY A REALLY ACTIVE & VIGOR\S /E]+ COMMITTEE4 

,:Y DIDN'T WE JU/ HAVE A SET ( BYLAWS TO CL>IFY ALL !SE ISSUES8 ,GOOD QUE/ION4 ,!RE MAY HAVE BE5 BYLAWS DUR+ ! E>LY YE>S ( ! PROJECT4 ,WE HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO F9D \T4 ,BUT !RE C]TA9LY W]E NONE DUR+ ! LA/ FIFTE5 YE>S4 ,AT SOME PO9T 9 ! E>LY N9ETIES A MEMB] WROTE UP A SET ( DRAFT BYLAWS1 BUT !Y W]E NEV] ADOPT$4 ,:Y NOT8 ,:O KN[S8 ,! PROJECT WAS 5T]+ A P]IOD ( EXTREME CRISIS4 ,!RE ALWAYS SEEM$ TO BE MORE IMPORTANT ?+S TO DEAL )4 ,AT ONE /E]+ COMMITTEE MEET+ ! IDEA ( BYLAWS WAS DISCUSS$ AT SOME L5G?1 & IT WAS DECID$ ?AT = ! TIME BE+ WE W\LD SIMPLY 0FLY BY ! SEAT ( \R PANTS40 ,?IS MEANT ?AT IT WAS A SELF-GOV]N+ PROJECT 9 ! EXTREME2 !RE WAS NOT EV5 ANY COMMITM5T OR OBLIGATION TO A SET ( RULES :I* WE \RSELVES C\LD HAVE WRITT54 ,9 A S5SE ?IS WAS GOOD4 ,WE TOOK EA* ISSUE AS IT CAME4 ,WE DECID$ EA* CASE ON ITS M]ITS4 ,ONE TR\BLE ) BYLAWS IS ?AT WE T5D TO =GET ?AT WE \RSELVES WROTE !M & ?AT !Y CAN BE *ANG$4 ,!Y >E NOT ET]NAL LAWS WRITT5 9 /ONE4 ,ANO!R PROBLEM IS ?AT BYLAWS >E ONLY AS GOOD AS ! PEOPLE :O >E !RE TO 9T]PRET1 5=CE & DEF5D !M4 7,& ?IS HOLDS = CON/ITUTIONS 9 G5]AL47 ,9 RETROSPECT H[EV]1 GIV5 ! EXTREME TURNOV] 9 ! PROJECT1 IT W\LD PROBABLY HAVE BE5 BETT] TO HAVE HAD BYLAWS4 ,!Y W\LD HAVE PROVID$ MORE /ABILITY & CONT9UITY 9 ! PROJECT4 

,IT TAKES A LOT ( WORK TO KEEP A BOOK/ORE OP51 ESPECIALLY A MO/LY VOLUNTE]-RUN BOOK/ORE4 ,H[ TO DIVIDE UP ?IS WORK WAS AN ONGO+ ISSUE4 ,! BE/ DIVISION ( LABOR WE EV] HAD WAS 9 ! MID-N9ETIES1 :5 !RE W]E AB\T TW5TY-FIVE PEOPLE 9 ! PROJECT4 ,WE PICK$ ?IRTE5 OR F\RTE5 COORD9ATORS1 COV]+ BOOKKEEP+1 /AFF S*$UL+1 BOOK TABL+1 VOLUNTE] COORD9AT+1 ACQUISITIONS1 MAGAZ9ES1 FUND-RAIS+1 PUBLICITY & PROMOTION1 US$ BOOK DONATIONS1 (FICE & MAIL MATT]S1 /ORE MA9T5ANCE1 9V5TORY1 & SO =?4 ,?IS SY/EM WORK$ WELL = A YE> OR TWO1 BUT !N PEOPLE />T$ MOV+ AWAY1 ! PROJECT LO/ 5]GY1 COORD9AT+ SLOTS REMA9$ UNCOV]$1 & ! :OLE SY/EM F9ALLY COLLAPS$4 ,JU/ KEEP+ ! /ORE OP51 ) SOMEONE BEH9D ! DESK TO H&LE SALES1 IS ALREADY A TREM5D\S TASK4 ,DUR+ ! ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E YE>S 9 ! N9ETIES1 ! /ORE WAS OP5 SEV5 DAYS A WEEK1 FROM #a A4M4 TO #g P4M41 ,MONDAY ?R\< ,SATURDAY1 & ON ,SUNDAYS FROM #ab NOON TO #e P4M4 ,) ?REE H\RS %IFTS1 WE NE$$ #b PEOPLE EA* WEEK1 AT ONE %IFT APIECE1 TO COV] ! H\RS4 ,BUT ( C\RSE ?IS WAS ONLY ! BEG9N+4 ,BOOKS & MAGAZ9ES HAD TO BE ORD]$ & ! ORD]S PROCESS$1 PRIC$ & %ELV$ :5 !Y CAME 94 ,! ACC\NTS HAD TO BE KEPT2 TAXES HAD TO BE PAID2 NEW VOLUNTE]S HAD TO BE TRA9$2 PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTE]S HAD TO BE CALL$2 BOOK DONATIONS HAD TO BE SORT$1 PRIC$ & %ELV$2 SECTIONS HAD TO BE P]IODICALLY ALPHABETIZ$2 ! /ORE HAD TO BE CLEAN$2 *ILD C>E HAD ON OCCASIONS TO BE PROVID$ DUR+ PROGRAMS2 BOOK TABLES AT EV5TS HAD TO BE ORGANIZ$2 CATALOGS FROM PUBLI%]S HAD TO BE FIL$2 REMA9D]S & US$ BOOKS HAD TO BE PUR*AS$2 NEWSLETT]S HAD TO BE WRITT51 PR9T$ & MAIL$2 ! MAIL+ LI/ HAD TO BE KEPT UP TO DATE2 FUNDRAIS+ HAD TO BE DONE2 UNSOLD BOOKS & MAGAZ9ES HAD TO BE RETURN$2 PUBLICITY & PROMOTION HAD TO BE C>RI$ \T4 ,& ?IS WAS JU/ ! EV]YDAY WORK ( ! PROJECT4 ,!RE /ILL REMA9$ ALL ! SPECIAL PROJECTS WE WANT$ TO DO1 LIKE GUE/ SPEAK]S & FILM %[+S4 ,IT'S A WOND] ! PROJECT HAS LA/$ ?IRTY YE>S4 

,\R F\R YE>S 9 ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E 9 ! #a#i#iS W]E FAIRLY TYPICAL ( ! PROJECT'S 5TIRE HI/ORY1 9 T]MS ( ITS PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES4 ,! /ORE SPACE WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO O!R GR\PS AS A PLACE TO MEET4 ,WE ORGANIZ$ A PUBLIC LECTURE S]IES 9 ! LOCAL LIBR>Y4 ,WE SPONSOR$ TALKS 9 ! /ORE ITSELF1 & FILM %[+S1 RADIO PROGRAMS & BOOK SIGN+S4 ,GUE/S FROM ABROAD CAME & TALK$ 9 ! /ORE4 ,WE ORGANIZ$ B5EFITS TO RAISE MONEY4 ,WE SET UP MANY BOOK TABLES AT EV5TS >\ND T[N4 ,WE PUT \T SEV]AL NEWSLETT]S4 ,& ( C\RSE WE ORGANIZ$ TO TRY TO /OP ! DEMOLITION ( \R BUILD+ BY GRE$Y REALTORS & GIANT *A9 /ORES4 ,?IS WAS ALL 9 ADDITION TO MA9TA9+ A REALLY GREAT (F]+ ( RADICAL BOOKS & A FIR/-RATE MAGAZ9E RACK ) OV] ?REE HUNDR$ TITLES4 

,& !N !RE W]E \R DREAMS1 PROJECTS WE WANT$ TO DO1 :I* HAD BE5 ON ! DRAFT+ BO>DS1 SOMETIMES = YE>S1 BUT :I* NEV] SAW ! LI<T ( DAY4 ,ACTUALLY1 SOME ( !M W]E REALIZ$ = %ORT P]IODS4 ,WE HAD A *ILDR5'S /ORY H\R = A SUMM]4 ,WE HAD A LECTURE S]IES = A :ILE4 ,CLASSES & SEM9>S W]E OCCASIONALLY CONDUCT$ 9 ! /ORE4 ,BUT WE NEV] DID ANY PUBLI%+1 & WE NEV] GOT ! REF]5CE LIBR>Y ORGANIZ$4 ,IT HAD BE5 \R HOPE TO >*IVE A ROOM FULL ( R>E RADICAL BOOKS1 MAGAZ9ES & PAMPHLETS1 & TO MAKE !SE AVAILABLE TO ! PUBLIC = USE 9 ! /ORE4 ,WE NEV] HAD ! RES\RCES TO DO ?IS1 AL?\< WE W]E 9 A GOOD POSITION TO ACQUIRE ! MAT]IALS4 ,BUT WE NEV] DID ANY SY/EMATIC COLLECT+4 ,WE W]E ALWAYS SO BROKE IT WAS H>D TO HOLD BACK R>E MAT]IALS RA!R ?AN SELL !M4 ,NEV]!LESS1 AT ! TIME ( \R EVICTION FROM ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E 9 #a#i#i#h1 WE DEPOSIT$ #ae BOXES ( MAT]IALS 9 ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] ,>*IVE ( ! ,LIT]ATURE ( ,LIB]ATION 9 ! SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBR>Y AT ,BR[N ,UNIV]SITY4 ,?IS WAS MO/LY OLD MAGAZ9ES & PAMPHLETS4 ,IT IS NOT EXACTLY A COLLECTION1 BUT MORE 9 ! NATURE ( LEFT-OV]S1 SURPLUS OR DISC>DS4 ,BUT IT IS SOME?+1 & !RE IS MU* VALUABLE & 9T]E/+ MAT]IAL4 ,HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALL BE CATALOG$ SOME DAY & MADE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE 9T]E/$4 

,AS ?IS >TICLE IS BE+ WRITT51 ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] IS 9 TRANSITION4 ,IT WAS EVICT$ FROM ,C5TRAL ,SQU>E ON ,MAY #a1 #a#i#i#h1 SO ?AT ! L&LORD C\LD TE> D[N ! BUILD+ & REPLACE IT ) HI<-PRIC$ AP>TM5TS4 ,LUCY ,P>SONS DID NOT GO QUIETLY1 S]V+ AS A FOCAL PO9T = A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! DEMOLITION ?AT OBTA9$ ?\S&S ( SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS1 MOBILIZ$ HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE TO APPE> & TE/IFY AT PUBLIC HE>+S ON ! PROJECT1 & SU$ ! CITY = VIOLAT+ OP5 MEET+ & ZON+ LAWS & DISREG>D+ COMMUNITY CONC]NS & EVID5CE ?AT ! PROJECT W\LD RESULT 9 S]I\S DISLOCATION & H>M TO ! NEI<BORHOOD4 

,! ,C5T] IS N[ 9 AN 9T]IM SPACE 9 ,SOM]VILLE'S ,DAVIS ,SQU>E1 9 A #c-SQU>E-FOOT ROOM PRACTICALLY 9VISIBLE FROM ! /REET4 ,:ILE TWO DOZ5 VOLUNTE]S KEEP ! ,C5T] OP5 #ge H\RS A WEEK1 ! LIMIT$ SPACE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HO/ MEET+S & EV5TS OR EV5 TO C>RY A REASONABLY COMPREH5SIVE ASSORTM5T ( BOOKS1 MAGAZ9ES & PAMPHLETS4 ,& ! LIMIT$ VISIBILITY MEANS ?AT WE REA* FEW ( ! DOZ5S ( PEOPLE :O US$ TO BR[SE ON A DAILY BASIS 7& ! ?\S&S MORE :O PASS$ BY ! 9=MATIONAL FLI]S & DISPLAYS 9 ! FRONT W9D[74 ,AL?\< A TI<T REAL E/ATE M>KET HAS DRIV5 UP R5TS1 ! ,C5T] IS 9 ! PROCESS ( NEGOTIAT+ = A NEW HOME 9 A BUSY ,BO/ON COMM]CIAL DI/RICT ?AT W\LD ONCE AGA9 (F] SUFFICI5T SPACE = SMALL MEET+S & EV5TS1 ALONGSIDE ! ,C5T]'S WIDE >RAY ( PROGRESSIVE BOOKS & J\RNALS4 ,& ULTIMATELY1 ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] HOPES TO ACQUIRE A BUILD+ ( ITS [N :I* W\LD (F] (FICES1 MEET+ ROOMS1 A L5D+ LIBR>Y & FACILITIES = PRODUC+ LIT]ATURE1 9 ADDITION TO ! BOOK/ORE4 

,! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] HAS ALWAYS BE5 AN \TW>D-LOOK+ PROJECT1 BR++ A WIDE RANGE ( RADICAL IDEAS NOT ONLY TO ACTIVI/S BUT TO A G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,?IS COMMITM5T TO REA*+ ! UNCOMMITT$ MEANS ?AT ! ,C5T] OP]ATES QUITE DIFF]5TLY FROM ! TYPICAL 9FO-%OP4 ,?R\<\T ITS ?REE DECADES1 ! ,C5T] HAS ALWAYS BE5 LOCAT$ 9 HI<-TRAFFIC >EAS CLOSE BY ! SUBWAY1 MEET+ ! HI< R5TS BY SELL+ BOOKS & MAGAZ9ES 7SUPPLEM5T$ BY ! OCCASIONAL B5EFIT74 ,! ,C5T] IS OP5 N9E TO #ab H\RS A DAY1 & VIGOR\SLY MA9TA9S A NONSECT>IAN1 NONDOGMATIC APPROA*4 ,& ! ,C5T] SEEKS TO BRIDGE ! GAPS BETWE5 ACTIVI/S 9 DIFF]5T T5D5CIES1 & FROM DIFF]5T COMMUNITIES4 

,! NAME ITSELF1 ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T]1 WAS *OS5 TO REFLECT ?IS COMMITM5T4 ,LUCY ,P>SONS WAS A LABOR ACTIVI/ :O WORK$ ) AN>*I/S & COMMUNI/S4 ,( BLACK & ,MEXICAN DISS5T1 %E F\<T ! 9JU/ICES ( CAPITALISM & ! /ATE = H] 5TIRE LIFE4 ,LIKE ITS NAMESAKE1 ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] ACTIVELY REA*ES \T TO ALL ! OPPRESS$1 ) L>GE SECTIONS DEVOT$ TO WOM5'S1 LABOR1 9DIG5\S & ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN /RUGGLES1 AS WELL AS ,SPANI%- & ,CREOLE-LANGUAGE TITLES4 ,AN>*I/ & ,M>XI/ TITLES SIT SIDE BY SIDE1 ALONG ) ! FULL RANGE ( RADICAL HI/ORY & SOCIAL ?\<T4 ,*ILDR5'S & LIT]ATURE SECTIONS FOCUS ON ! /RUGGLES ( ! OPPRESS$ = !IR LIB]ATION1 BUT ALSO CELEBRATE ! LIB]ATION ( ! IMAG9ATION4 ,& ! FRONT ( ! ,C5T] IS DEVOT$ TO LEAFLETS1 COMMUNITY NEWSPAP]S & O!R FREE LIT]ATURE4 

,A PROJECT SU* AS ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] CANNOT HOPE TO BR+ AB\T ! SOCIAL REORGANIZATION ?AT IS SO URG5TLY NE$$ BY ITSELF1 BUT IT CAN PROVIDE A V5UE = DISCUSSION & REFLECTION1 = GETT+ \T IDEAS & EXPLOR+ ALT]NATIVES4 ,AS ! REALM ( CULTURE IS 9CREAS+LY 9DU/RIALIZ$ & SUBSUM$ TO CORPORATE DICTATES1 ! ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,C5T] REMA9S A ?ORN 9 ! SIDE ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,IT DEPRIVES !M ( TOTAL CULTURAL HEGEMONY4 ,AS LONG AS IT EXI/S !RE IS /ILL A W9D[ OP5 TO ANO!R1 BETT]1 WORLD4 ,IT MEANS ?AT !RE IS /ILL HOPE1 ?AT \R OPPRESSORS HAVE /ILL NOT MANAG$ TO BURY !IR DETRACTORS1 DESPITE !IR 5ORM\S FIREP[]4 ,!IR PROJECT ( TOTAL CONTROL ( EV]Y?+ = ! PURPOSE ( MAK+ PR(IT IS NOT ONLY ABSURD1 IT IS 9 FACT IMPOSSIBLE4 ,HUMANS >E SIMPLY TOO ORN]Y = !M EV] TO SUCCE$4 

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