Lilliput Books opened April 5 in Chicago, Ill., Block Club Chicago reported.
The all-ages, general-interest bookstore is located at 2150 N. Halsted St., in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood. It has a dedicated children's section in the back of the store, as well as a section devoted to all things Chicago. Alongside books, gifts, crafts, and coloring books are available, and event plans include story hours, book clubs, paint-and-sip nights, and a summer reading program for children.
Owner Yasmeen Schuller, a former digital marketing executive, decided to open a bookstore of her own last summer. She needed a career change, and felt that an independent bookstore was a "logical" choice that would allow her to combine her passion for books with her degree and professional background.
The store's name draws from the Lilliputians in Gulliver's Travels, with Schuller intending it to evoke being "small but mighty."