Tehachapi Knitters and Crocheters-Inkopelli Carries Yarn and Needles!

If you knit or crochet, you don't need to leave town to get your supplies.  We have them right here at Inkopelli!

We just received a shipment of beautiful cotton and cotton-acrylic blend yarns from Filatura Lanarota.  These yarns are perfect for hand-crafted washcloths, dishcloths, towels, bibs and more.  Each skein is only $4.49 at Inkopelli.



 


We also have an array of beautiful yarns in wool, wool blends, acrylics, and a variety of synthetics.  Come to Inkopelli and get your knit on!

Inkopelli has What Tehachapi Train Lovers Need.

Inkopelli has a variety of books and DVDs for train lovers of all ages.

Locomotive, by Brian Floca, has won both the Caldecott Medal and the Robert F. Sibert Honor.   For children ages 4-10, Locomotive tells the history of locomotives, their crews, and the first transcontinental railroad.  Beautifully illustrated, this is a wonderful addition to any child's library.  Only $13.49 at Inkopelli.

Ghost Trains: Images from America's Railroad Heritage is a stunning work by photo-journalist James P. Bell.  With 300 evocative black-and-white photographs of everything from rusting locomotives to abandoned train stations, as well as historical information this book has everything for the train enthusiast.  Publisher's list price is $14.99 but at Inkopelli you pay only $11.24.

Life and Times of a Locomotive Engineer is the autobiography of Charles F. Steffes, who worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad in California from 1937-1976. This copy is signed by the author and sells for $11.99.  

 A Ride through History at the Western Railway Museum is a 45-minute DVD tour with Operations Superintendent Fred Krock of the Museum.  The tour includes the Museum's facilities, history, a collection of rare railroad artifacts and more.  Inkopelli price is $12.99.



Find all of these and more at Inkopelli!

Banned and Challenged Books at Inkopelli!

This year's Banned Books Week is September 21-27, but here at Inkopelli we're celebrating banned and challenged books all month long!

Do you know how many of your favorite books have been challenged or banned in the US or even around the world?  We think you'd be surprised.  Some of your childhood favorites are likely on the list.

John Steinbeck

Right here in Kern County, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was not only banned, it was burned.   Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye was challenged, but retained in Kern High School District in Bakersfield.

Come to Inkopelli and see our large selection of books which have been challenged or banned.  Celebrate your freadom!

Welcome to Inkopelli!

It's another beautiful weekend in the Tehachapi Mountains!  Do you love books as much as we do?  If so, visit Inkopelli.  We are a full-service independent bookstore.  We have new and quality used books at discount prices.  If we don't have what you're looking for in stock we can special-order it for you (and we won't charge you shipping).  We also carry DVDs, audiobooks, yarn, crochet and knitting needles, and gifts.

Yes, we take your gently used books in exchange for store credit.  We offer 20% of the publisher's price.  We currently take trades on:

Mondays between 10am and 12noon
Saturdays between 2pm and 4pm


Find us inside U-neek Findz (the antiques mall) at :
450 West F St
Tehachapi, CA 93561
661-972-0268