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| Future home of Winnie & Mo's | |
Whitney Holmes and Amanda Poitevin will open Winnie & Mo's Bookshop later this fall in Idaho Falls, Idaho. EastIdahoNews.com reported that last January, Poitevin, a former Taylorview Middle School teacher, took over the Book Shelf, "a used bookstore her husband, Michael Barber, opened about 10 years ago. Several months ago, she started thinking about expanding. As she told her friend, Whitney Holmes, about it, they eventually decided to open a bookstore together."
Renovations on the building at 343 A St. are underway, and a grand opening celebration is planned for November 27. Poitevin noted that Winnie & Mo's will offer a robust selection of new books for children and adults "curated to the local interests, A well-curated selection of books that's not decided by a corporate chain. Current bestsellers and the newest interesting books that are coming out (will also be available)."
There will be a treehouse for kids to read and play in, along with a counter and barstools where customers can enjoy snacks and drinks. The co-owners are planning to host book signings, storytime and other events. "We want Winnie & Mo's to welcome people in and invite them to stay a while," Holmes said.
Poitevin is planning to run the Book Shelf in conjunction with the new venture, which is named after her son, Winston, and Holmes's daughter, Maureen. "We used to get together with our kids, who are little, and we called them Winnie and Mo, and so that's where the name of the bookstore came from," said Poitevin.