The Rabbit & Dragonfly, Lancaster, Pa., the coffee shop, bookstore (selling new and used titles) and creative community center that opened in 2015, is closing on June 29.
"Please be aware, we are in no way giving up on our dream (a dream that is shared by so many wonderful people in our community)," the store said in a Facebook announcement. "When we are able, we will start throwing tba events under our moniker and our hope is to eventually open in another location with a formula that will have the spirit of the original Rabbit & Dragonfly. Please stay tuned here and feel free to throw any ideas our way."
The store was founded by Jason Zimmerman, Dave Seyfried, Dr. David Eisenberg, Laurie Keener, Stephanie Todoroff and Melissa Garland and was inspired by Inklings, the informal literary group from the 1930s and 1940s whose members included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien."
The owners thanked customers "for all of your priceless patronage, support and presence in our unique community-oriented business over the last four years. It has been a pleasure and honor to meet and know all of you."