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| Hanging the signage at the new Bookie's. | |
Bookie's New and Used Books officially opened its second store last Friday, in Homewood, Ill., the Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle reported. Bookie's original store is in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
The new Bookie's had a soft opening on September 8 with an event featuring Jamie Swenson, author of A Fall Ball for All (Millbrook Press). The store then closed for two weeks to finish stocking the shelves.
On the new store's Facebook page, Bookie's shared videos of Friday's ribbon cutting ceremony with local officials as well as a brief tour inside. The store also posted: "We've accomplished quite a bit since 'Preview Day' and we have a long way to go, and we'll get better and better every day, as we become the neighborhood bookstore YOU want. We will have some redbird cafe coffee and some treats. Doreen Spicer-Dannelly, author of middle grade novel Love Double Dutch! if she still has energy from her school visit earlier in the day. Stay tuned! We're excited!"
In 2015, Keith Lewis purchased Bookie's, which opened in 1989, and last year moved to a larger location, in part to have more space for events.