What is sober-ish?

We do not serve any hard alcohol at our bar. The menu emphasis non-alcoholic beverages, beertails (cocktails made with beer instead of hard alcohol), and mocktails. Additionally, we have a typical bar atmosphere. We have lots of books, no loud music or TV’s, ample room between seats, and no over served customers.

Will you have the game on?

Nope.

Why science based books?

As avid purchasers of books (for our children as parents, as a librarian purchasing for the public and school libraries, and as a teacher for our classrooms).. . it is disappointing how many titles sneak through that are misleading, have inaccurate science, and are generally of poor quality. Don’t get us wrong, there are some great stories that stretch the science. But, was it intentional to be humorous or to carry the plot, or was it more from a lack of understanding of the science? There’s a difference, it may be a subtle difference, but it’s there. Topics depicted as being based in science and research but getting the science oh so wrong are doing a disservice to both you and to the overall public understanding of science. We want better for your bookshelf.

How do you select books?

We look for the highest quality books with accurate science to back it. All books are reviewed to make sure the images are quality, the binding and print production are durable, and the content doesn’t include any bogus and/or misleading science.

Why would I purchase books here instead of Amazon or Barnes and Noble?

Um, because we’re awesome, you want to support small businesses, you are also a science enthusiast, and you want your purchase curated by a librarian and science teacher to make sure it’s not poop.

So is everything this store has a non-fiction science book?

Nope. Science is in EVERYTHING! Well, maybe not everything, but you get the point. Our intent is to bring science onto your bookshelf in many different forms. Novels written by scientists, cookbooks, science fiction, history that was made with scientific discoveries, topics that are discussed with studies to back the information, really anything at all!

Where is your place?

We are located in the old Appleton VFW building. 501 N Richmond St. Appleton, WI.