WPM Typewriter Shop & Garden

08/20/2026

“MISS LIBERTY HELPS TURN THE PAGE” — Our big sidewalk used book sale supports Protect Democracy, the voting rights non-profit. See protectdemocracy.org or watch co-founder Ian Bassin’s TED talk. Throughout September. Skip rainy days.

The Philly Bookstore Crawl



Audio credit: “Last Post 3” by Benboncan on freesound.org

08/19/2026

08/12/2026

WHEN IS A USED BOOK SALE Manifest Destiny? WPM Typewriter Shop is hosting a month-long fundraiser for voting rights. 100% of $ goes to Protect Democracy 401(c)(4). Daily throughout September (except on rainy days). Sidewalk sale outside WPM at the corner of 6819 Greene St & Carpenter Ln in Mt. Airy, NW Philadelphia.

08/09/2026

CIVIL RIGHTS REPORTER Don Johnson covered the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, SNCC, and civil rights. He talks typewriters too! Thanks for coming by our Garden by WPM Typewriter Shop. PART 3 of 3.

08/06/2026

THE BOUNTEOUS GARDEN BY WPM TYPEWRITER SHOP is open daily throughout the season, almost always.  Bring friends, food, music, and pets you can keep by your side.  

Councilwoman Cindy Bass Visit Philly

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08/03/2026

“THE ART OF THANK YOU” — the new engaging and beautifully designed book by Erica Gerard Di Bona is now available at WPM Typewriter Shop in Mt. Airy, Philadelphia. It covers so many facets of written communication of gratitude. The book was launched this month in LA at the The Hollywood Museum.

07/31/2026

THE GARDEN BY WPM IN MT. AIRY is open all season — subject to whim and weather — Bring food, friends, and music.

Councilwoman Cindy Bass GoMtAiry Weavers Way Co-op

07/28/2026

HAMMERING OUT STORIES for a Dutch newspaper, our customer made his career on a typewriter. In a conversation at the WPM Typewriter Garden in NW Philly, he recalled his life in Old and New Amsterdam.

WPM sells, rents, and repairs typewriters.

07/25/2026

FLAGELLATION’S NOT OUR THING — but teaching Touch Typewriting is. Thankfully, this customer survived his high school typing teacher with good humor.

Ask about touch typing classes for adults and children 8 and up taught in our garden. $15/session.

07/22/2026

THE GARDEN BY WPM TYPEWRITER SHOP is open daily throughout the season, with quirky exceptions. Hundreds of books await, as does our formidable typewriter shop.

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