A bookstore gets crafty after alcohol sales are ok’d; a library bookstore takes off; a Utah town gets “booked”; and more.
Friends of the Library Opens Airport Bookstore in Chattanooga: In a national first, Chattanooga’s Friends of the Library is opening an unmanned 750 sq. ft. airport store to support the local library. It will sell used books on an honor system.
Booked on 25th Opening in July: Marcy Taylor Rizzi is opening a 1,080 sq. ft. new and used bookstore in Ogden, Utah. In addition to carrying general books, it will also stock books for English, literature, and philosophy courses at Weber State University.
Books & Brews Reopens in Hurricane, W.Va.: After getting a beer and wine license for the bookstore, owner Pet Pelley spent 18 days remodeling to emphasize the “Brews” part of the store’s name with the addition of craft beer and wine.
Grand Re-Opening of Swallow’s Nest in Quincy, Mich.: Barb and Bill Swallow moved their the used bookstore earlier this week into the space next door.
Oakland’s Book Zoo Closes: The 500 sq. ft. mostly used bookstore closed late last week after 13 years. “To be fair,” owner Erik Lyngen said, “our rent did not go up. But it was always too high for this kind of business.”
Books on Broadway in Costa Mesa Closing: Despite an infusion of cash from investor Bob Williams last May and downsizing to less than 500 sq. ft., the bookstore is closing. Williams, Sharon Patch, and Fiora Schoonover are holding a closing party on June 11. Attendees are asked to bring food and a bag or box to collect books for charity.
