Another longtime English second-hand bookstore is closing its doors.
After 24 years, T. Westcott Books is turning the page.
Terry Westcott, owner of the store commonly known as Westcott Books, said his landlord let him stay even after his lease came to an end a year ago but now a new tenant paying more rent is moving in in January.
"Which was a very big surprise to me. I thought I was going to be good here for the next few years," Westcott told the Natasha Hall Show.
The wake up call came when the landlord came in recently to do renovations and had to take out some bookcases, tossing out about 600 books in the process. They will end up as donations. Westcott said it was done by the book.
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Some school librairians are coming in to take away some of the inventory but Westcott doesn't know what'll happen to the rest of the roughly 19,000 other books. He was supposed to be out by the end of last month.
Westcott used to work at other used book stores such as Argo Book Shop and Russell Books and had built up a loyal following at the store commonly known as Westcott Books.
"Well, they're very disappointed, they really enjoyed coming in here and browsing and getting away from the craziness in the world and seeing the craziness of books, I guess," said Westcott.
After 18 years on Ste Catherine St. West and six years on St.Laurent Boulevard, the 74-year-old book shop owner says moving again is out of the question but he'll miss the business.
"The thing that I love the most is the human contact - being with people and talking with people," said Westcott.
"It's very addictive."