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The Bookshelf on Church, Kilmarnock, Va., will move next month to a new location. The all-ages bookstore is relocating from 53 W. Church St. across the street to a larger space at 28 W. Church St. Owner Lisa McLaughlin noted that the new space has a better layout for events and "big, beautiful windows to let the sunshine in."
McLaughlin hopes to be closed for no more than a week during the move. A grand reopening celebration will follow on April 26, Independent Bookstore Day, that will include giveaways, a scavenger hunt, and other activities.
The Bookshelf on Church sells new titles and has a two-fold mission: getting books to children and to people who are incarcerated. It made its debut as a single-shelf pop-up at a coffee shop in Irvington, Va., before opening a bricks-and-mortar space of its own in early 2024.