I came to Guelph from Toronto in like 1980. Went to school for a year or two, but I ended up quitting school for a variety of reasons. And I’d given up my apartment and I was about to head back to Toronto when I saw the Bookshelf. – Ken Hood

And in 1971, when Barb and I moved here, the downtown itself was extremely vibrant. Most of the businesses were probably 20 to 25 years old and many of them older than that. – Doug Minett

I remember coming to downtown Guelph when I started university here in the late nineties. And we were looking for somewhere cool to go. – Audrey Jamal

It can be funny and witty and they do all of that. It can be a whole range of things. – Bob Nally

I would not want people to forget is the importance of telling the stories from this particular community. – Ted McGee