Word on the Street has opened at 109 Main St., Marlborough, Mass. The Milford Daily News reported that for former Marlborough librarian Alyson Cox, "opening an independent children's bookstore has long been a dream." Her first job after college was at an indie, "where her passion to one day open her own shop continued to grow."
"I started telling my parents someday I'll have my own bookstore," she said, adding that Word on the Street was "the culmination of a lifelong dream."
Noting that the city and region has long needed an independent book and gift shop where kids can explore and build a love of reading, she said: "I always wished there was a book and toy store I could bring [my children] to when they were small."
Customers have been coming in since the doors opened, and they are excited to have an independent bookstore downtown, especially with so many recreation options shut down because of the Covid-19, she said. "They're looking for that activity. For us, it seems like we're in a good place.... It just might be the little spark that makes them lifelong readers."