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This summer, Main Point Books will move to Wayne, Pa., from its current location in Bryn Mawr. Owner Cathy Fiebach said the new space, formerly occupied by Reader's Forum, is in the heart of Wayne, close to the movie theater, restaurants and the train station.
"We were not looking to move, but when the space in Wayne became available, we had to take it," said Fiebach, who has scheduled a July 31 opening to celebrate Main Point's new home with a midnight launch party for J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Fiebach told Savvy Main Line that increasing foot traffic was a key factor in the decision: "People understand how to park in Wayne and how to walk around town. Bryn Mawr doesn't quite have that worked out." She also noted: "I'm still inching my way to being in the black. Wayne might make a difference between every year being questionable and having enough volume to make it work."
Once in its new location, the bookstore will be open longer hours to accommodate people who go to the movies and out to dinner. Fiebach will also enlarge the children's section. Main Point Books hosts more than 100 author events a year, and the new, larger space will allow it to more than double event seating, to 80 people.