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Books & Books in Butte, Mont., is moving to a larger location in town, the Montana Standard reported. The new space will include a coffee and pastry shop as well as a seating area, and owner Medellee Antonioli will be able to expand her inventory from about 35,000 books to 100,000. She hopes to have the move completed by August.
Jo Antonioli, Medellee Antonioli's grandmother-in-law, opened the Butte Books & Books in March of 1980. Late last year, she sold the store to Medellee, who also owns the used bookstore Isle of Books in Bozeman, Mont.
Medellee Antonioli has a master's degree in library science, and prior to purchasing Books & Books worked at several bookstores. She got a job at Russell Books while living in Victoria, B.C., and quickly became the store's inventory manager.
"Butte is filled with so much history and has such potential," Antonioli told the Standard, adding that the community has been very supportive. "It is ripe for growth."