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| Opening celebration at Broadway Books. | |
Broadway Books, a 5,000-square-foot store selling new titles, has opened in Ashland, Ky., the Daily Independent reported.
The store is located in Ashland's historic G.C. Murphy building. Owners Jill Geyer Donta and Nancy Miller noted that while the store sells items for all ages, there is an emphasis on children's books and educational puzzles and games.
Magazines and newspapers are also available, as are a variety of non-book items, including candles, jewelry, quilts and soaps. They hope eventually to add vinyl records, and their event plans include children's story hours.
Miller told the Independent that the bookstore has a "nice seating area in the front where you can relax," and there's also a Lego wall and a train table for children. Broadway Books shares the Murphy building with a restaurant called the Mill, which is operated by Miller's daughters, Mikal Miller and Lakin Crace.
Donta said she and Miller have been friends since they were 12, and they had talked about opening a business together before. At that time, they "couldn't find the right business," but "when Nancy called and asked me if I'd like to open a bookstore, I said, 'Yes.' I was all over it."
She added: "I knew she would have done her research before thinking about opening a bookstore. I asked her, 'Are you sure this can go?' and she said, 'Yes. People want to get back to books and shopping local.' "