Indigo Bridge in Lincoln, Neb., will close permanently on August 25, KOLN reported.
The bookstore, which is located at 1624 S. 17th St. in Lincoln, sells books by women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ community and aimed to be an inclusive place for all.
The store first opened in Lincoln's Haymarket in 2008 and operated there until the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. It closed in 2020 before reopening as a pop-up location that ran until August 2022. In October 2022, it opened in its current location.
The Indigo Bridge team said in a Facebook post that although the storefront cannot continue, "this won't be the last you hear from us." The focus will turn to the associated nonprofit Indigo Bridge Community, with the team writing: "it is imperative to us to keep our mission alive and keep serving this amazing community however we can. We will post updates here as they come."
The team also thanked the community members that supported the store for so long. "We hope each and every member of our beautiful community understands that YOU are what made Indigo Bridge the place it has been. You have been an integral part of cultivating this diverse, fun, kind, loving, and safe space for everyone to come as they are. Please carry this energy with you to other small businesses in the Lincoln community; they rely on your support just as much as we have."