January–March 2015: ABA Member Stores Opening/Sold

The first quarter of 2015 saw five ABA member store openings and six sales of existing businesses to new owners. Among the openings are a French-language store, an online audio bookstore, and a satellite store of an existing business.

NEW STORES

Bonjour Mama French Bookstore
3786 Howard Avenue
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 383-9163
bonjourmama.com
(French-language store)

Doc’s Cabinet of Curiosities
4717 Lowell Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68506
(402) 488-2646
facebook.com/docscabinetofcuriosities

Libro.fm
P.O. Box 70525
Seattle, WA 98127
(206) 730-2463
libro.fm
(Online-only audio bookstore)

The Mustard Seed Bookstore
74 Front Street
Bath, ME 04530
(607) 435-3474
themustardseedbookstore.com

Politics & Prose @ Busboys and Poets, Takoma
235 Carroll Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
(202) 726-0856
politics-prose.com
(Satellite store)

NEW OWNERS

The Bennington Bookshop
New owner/s: Phil Lewis, Linda Foulsham
467 Main Street
Bennington, VT 05201
(802) 442-5059
facebook.com/pages/Bennington-Bookshop

The Bookman
New owner/s: Dick Tanis, Sharon Tanis, Alexa McGuiness
715 Washington Avenue
Grand Haven, MI 49417
(616) 846-3520
facebook.com/pages/The-Bookman/

Elysian Fields
New owner/s: Tolisa Ford
1273 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 361-3006
elysianfieldsonline.com

Main Street Books
New owner/s: Adah Fitzgerald, Marcel Barone, and Mary Barone
126 S. Main Street
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 892-6841
facebook.com/pages/Main-Street-Books-Davidson-NC

The Next Page Bookstore
New owner/s: Deb Witte
1105 Third Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
(319) 247-2665
debsnextpagebooks.com

Partners Village Store
New owner/s: Lydia Sweetser Gollner
865 Main Road
Westport, MA 02790
(508) 636-2572
partnersvillagestore.com
 

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