Spellbound Sisters Bookstore & Cafe will host its grand opening this Friday, December 20, at 7095 Lockwood Blvd. in Boardman, Ohio, WKBN reported. The first 100 people through the doors will receive a Spellbound Sisters' swag bag. There will also be children's swag bags available.
Noting that the bookstore's name was inspired by her two daughters, owner Caroline Kishton said, "It's essentially a legacy I want to pass down to them... they're five and seven and love to read. So it was one of those things that just kind of rolled into something that, eventually, it'll be theirs, but they're going to be here all the time because they love books."
In addition to new and used books, the shop will feature games, coloring books, puzzles, crystals, and more. She added that one of the things that makes Spellbound Sisters stand out is that it is a destination, with dim lighting and comfortable seating with a fireplace and spaced-out shelves to make the store cozy and calming.
"We've put a lot of love and work into this, and it makes it so you're going to want to stay," she noted.
The cafe will open in late January, offering small charcuterie boards with meat and cheese or vegetable options, as well as popcorn and candy. "It's just going to have enough little snackies, especially when we are doing events like our book clubs and our date nights--and there'll be some nights where we have live music--it's just a nice little extra that you can come in and spend time and it's not loud, it's not a bar. It's somewhere to hang out that's a little bit more docile and is also family-friendly," Kishton said.
The bookstore will feature a "magical fairy garden" for young children to read and play in. "I always find that there is magic in reading, because it's not television, it's not social media," she noted. "It's something that's in your own head, that you can take what's in the book and make it your own.... We need to remember that all of these [books] for one person may be one thing, but for somebody else, they're different, and that's what makes it magical. It's not just you're watching the same screen that everybody else is watching. You take a book and it becomes yours."