Beloved Books, a new and used bookstore in Linden, Mich., has a new owner, WNEM reported. Nineteen-year-old Olivia Porter, who previously worked at a library in Linden, purchased the bookstore from the store's previous owner for $1.
"One day I was just working in the library right behind," Porter recalled, "and I learned that the bookstore was going to be shutting down and the lady there was going to retire after 21 years. I was heartbroken. I grew up going to this bookstore."
Porter told ABC12 that she started talking to the previous owner about taking it over last July. At one point, she was "very hesitant" about doing it, but decided to take the plunge. Since buying the store, Porter has been hosting children's storytimes and movie nights, and she plans to increase those community events going forward.
She told WNEM: "A lot of my books, you can't find them anymore. I love the selection I have."