By Special to the Town Crier

The Museum of American Heritage and Kepler’s announced Monday their jointly created online bookstore. The MOAH Bookstore, available through the Web site of the Museum of American Heritage, makes more than a million titles available to Web surfing shoppers.

A portion of the proceeds of each sale benefits the Museum of American Heritage. Kepler’s provides order fulfillment and shipping services, offering 1-2 day delivery to San Francisco Bay Area customers. The MOAH bookstore may be reached at www.moah.org/shop.

Ellen B. Harrington, executive director of MOAH said, “The MOAH Bookstore is an outstanding example of cooperation between local businesses and non-profit organizations that benefits the entire mid-Peninsula community”

The Museum of American Heritage, located in the historic Williams House in Palo Alto, operates programs to collect, preserve and present objects that illustrate the evolution of 19th and 20th century invention and technology. MOAH provides hands-on education to engage and encourage the public, especially youth, to understand and appreciate the history of technology. Regular exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is free.

One of the Bay Area’s premier bookstores, Kepler’s is also one of the oldest independent bookstores in the country, and customers recognize the unparalleled service and selection Kepler’s offers them. Founded in 1955, Kepler’s originally stocked 3,500 titles, and now has grown to stock over 100,000 titles, including a diverse children’s section with more than 20,000 titles. Kepler’s has built its reputation in the San Franicsco Bay Area through an incredibly dynamic events series, featuring such distinguished writers as Frank McCourt, Dave Barry, Eric Idle, and Tomie dePaola.