Celtic Cove Catholic Bookstore has moved to a larger location in Oxford, Mich., Detroit Catholic reported.
The store is now at 925 N. Lapeer Rd., in a complex that also includes several family-oriented businesses: a pizzeria, arcade, and bowling. The additional space has allowed the team to create seating areas both in-store and outside.
The move came about suddenly, with store manager Jeanette Pardonoff learning only in December that the bookstore's lease would not be renewed. Though she and the team initially worried they wouldn't be able to find a suitable space, they found the new storefront quickly and were able to host a grand reopening on February 1.
The Lapeer Rd. location is the bookstore's third since its founding in 1999 as an Irish import store, before becoming a Catholic bookstore in 2005. After founder and original owner Breege Regan-Kelly retired in 2016, volunteers took over the business and made it a nonprofit.