When Barbara McNiff, 70, first encountered The Wandering Page bookmobile at a Wantagh block party, she was intrigued.

The store included local authors and craft goods, and its atmosphere made it seem like "really a special place," said McNiff, who especially liked the blind-date-with-a-book packages, which feature a surprise book with small book-themed goodies.

The Wantagh resident loved the store so much, in fact, that she asked owner Denise Cruz to set up the trailer outside an October book club she hosted with friends. The women packed into the mobile store Thursday night, shopping for books, art and gifts for their grandchildren. McNiff, who had invited her grandkids to visit, held three blind book dates as she shopped and chatted with friends.

The Wandering Page officially o

See Full Page