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| Middle Ground owners Deborah Rundus, Lance Rundus and Megan Love. | |
Middle Ground Books & Gifts, a new and used bookstore with titles for all ages, hosted a grand-opening celebration in Emporia, Kan., last week, KVOE reported.
Located at 606 Commercial St., the bookstore features a cafe, lounge, and dedicated children's area. Owners Deborah Rundus, Lance Rundus, and Megan Love opened the bookstore to create a third place, foster community, and fill a need left by the closure of Ellen Plumb's City Book Store in 2020.
The festivities on Friday included a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as sales and special promotions. The shop's first event was a book launch with local author and poet D.A. Irsik (Sunshine in the Weeds) on June 14.