After facing closure earlier this year, the Dusty Bookshelf in Manhattan, Kan., is staying open for the time being, KMAN reported.
In July, store owner Diane Meredith announced that the new and used bookstore would likely close its Manhattan location (there is another in Lawrence, Kan.) next spring due to a significant rent increase. Now, while the store's rent will still increase next year, it will not be as severe, allowing the Dusty Bookshelf to remain in Manhattan for at least another year.
Meredith noted that she was actually packing books to take from the Manhattan store to the Lawrence store when she received a call from her landlord and learned the news. This will give her more time to figure out a long-term plan for the bookstore, which first opened in Manhattan's Aggieville district in 1985.