Books with a Past's new location in Mt. Airy. |
Later this spring, Books with a Past in Glenwood, Md., will move to a new, larger space about 15 minutes away, in Mount Airy, Md., store owner Erin Matthews announced. She plans to close the Glenwood store at the end of February and reopen in Mt. Airy before the end of March. Books with a Past also has a store in Savage, Md.
The new store is about 500 square feet larger than the current location; the additional space will allow Matthews to make some changes. In the short term she will be able to bring back seating for customers, and other plans include adding more gifts and stationery items and expanding the store's new book inventory.
She added that there is a "90% chance we'll be changing our name and rebranding a bit" to reflect those changes, but she emphasized that the store will always carry used books. All store credit and gift certificates will remain valid, no matter where the store is located or what it's called.
"We have loved being a part of this community for the last quarter century, and we don't see why that has to stop," Matthews wrote. "As Biblo Baggins would say, 'I think I'm quite ready for another adventure.' "