Owner Jojo Goerner will close the Moosterious Emporium, an independent bookstore in Haines, Alaska, selling new and old literature, sheet music, art supplies and more, at the end of November, KHNS reported.
Goerner plans to move her business to a new location, change its name to the Chilkat Lounge, and pivot to focus on art retail, music retail and music and art lessons and education. The bookstore was originally called the Babbling Book and the Dragon's Nook, and Goerner bought it from previous owner Darcee Messano last November.
At the same time, Sitka, Alaska, resident Amy Kane plans to move to Haines and open a new bookstore in the storefront that used to house the Moosterious Emporium. She hopes to have the business open in February and plans to do renovations on the building, including replacing the floors and putting on a new coat of paint.
"I heard rumors that maybe Jojo wanted to move on from the Moosterious Emporium," Kane told KHNS. "I got really excited and I started putting out feelers to see if I could maybe get that space to have a bookstore again."