LA Librería, a Spanish-language children's bookstore in Los Angeles, Calif., opened over the weekend in its new location, USC Annenberg Media reported.
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| LA Librería owners Chiara Arroyo and Celene Navarrete in their new space. | |
Located at 4572 ½ West Adams Blvd,, the new space is roughly double the size of the bookstore's previous home and includes a storefront, event space, and warehouse/storage space. Owners and co-founders Chiara Arroyo and Celene Navarrete carry Spanish-language titles for children up to 15 years old sourced from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries.
"We see a need for this type of resource, and not only for families who speak Spanish, but also for the communities who value bilingual education--that see the benefits of raising their kids bilingual," Navarrete told USC Annenberg Media.
The pair founded LA Librería as an online store in 2012, spurred by a dearth of high-quality, Spanish-language children's books. After operating out of their homes for a time, Arroyo and Navarrete moved to a warehouse in L.A.'s West Adams neighborhood. In 2015, they opened a conventional storefront, and they've held many school book fairs and community festivals.