Main Street Books, Davidson, N.C., "is undergoing renovations both inside and out and is temporarily closed through the week of February 8, though exterior upgrades will continue until later in the year," the Herald Weekly reported. Co-owners Adah Fitzgerald and Mary Barone, who purchased the business last March, "have no intention of taking away its historic charm, but simply enhancing it." The interior upgrade was planned to coincide with repairs to the facade by the building's owner.
"We are painting, and that involved packing everything up. We painted everything--walls, the ceiling, the antique bookcases," Fitzgerald said. "We are considering it a refresh and not changing a whole lot about it. The changes will make it more comfortable to host events with authors, story time or parties. It opens up the back and has new seating."
She noted that the "goal from the beginning is to make it a dynamic place to come talk to and meet authors, fellow writers and have them come face to face with the community."
A grand reopening will occur once the exterior scaffolding is removed, but "events will continue to take place at the bookstore throughout the renovations, plus other enhancements are slated for the coming months as staff evaluate each section and update the inventory," the Herald Weekly wrote.
