Weller Book Works at 90: A bookstore family talks about surviving the past, and planning for the future

The Salt Lake City bookstore Weller Book Works — first known as Zion Bookstore, then Sam Weller’s Books — has endured, survived and thrived for 90 years. That’s worthy of a celebration, and the Weller family will throw a party Saturday, Aug. 17, at the store in Trolley Square.

Here, I interviewed three generations of Wellers — store owners Tony and Catherine Weller, Tony’s 103-year-old mom Lila (who still works there), and Tony and Catherine’s daughter (and heir to the store), Lila Ann, 22 — about where the store has been and where it’s going.

There’s also an interactive timeline, created by my Tribune colleagues, that spans the store’s 90 tumultuous years.

Read it all here on sltrib.com.