Betti's, a bookstore and cafe, will open in Anchorage, Alaska, this summer, Your Alaska Link reported.
Located at 3956 Spenard Rd. in Anchorage's Spenard neighborhood, the bookstore will sell titles for all ages and have a particularly large children's section. During the day, owner Emily Klopfer and manager Kylie Welch will focus on children's programming and family events, and at night host things like comedy shows and live music. In the months ahead, they hope to get an alcohol license and add beer and wine to the cafe's offerings.
"I am very excited," Klopfer told Your Alaska Link. "I hope that comes through, but I'm very excited because this feels like a culmination of dreams that I've had for years and years."
"I think this will be a great catalyst for people to come and just enjoy the space and to become closer to Spenard and learn about it," added Welch.
Klopfer noted that with third spaces dwindling, she felt it was very important to support and celebrate places "where you can find locals and community."
She and Welch are hoping to have Betti's open by the end of June.