After more than 50 years of service to the Southern Illinois University and Southern Illinois community, 710 Bookstore in Carbondale is closing on May 25. "We want to thank all of Saluki Nation and Southern Illinois for your decades of support and allowing us to serve the needs of students, faculty, fans and the public," the store had posted on its Facebook page. "We also want to thank all of our former employees over the decades for their dedicated service. Although the business will close, the friendships and relationships developed will remain and we will always be proud to have had the opportunity to serve."
The store was purchased by Randy Johnson, along with Dwayne and Kim Summers, in 2014 after being sold by the original owners, Kennedy's Books Inc. of Lexington, Ken., the Southern Illinoisan reported.
"In 2015, the business moved from its familiar location at 710 South Illinois Avenue to make room for the Evolve Apartment complex," WSIU wrote. "Most recently, the business moved to South Wall Street, the former home of the Carbondale Water Treatment Plant."