Vanishing Ink, an all-ages bookstore in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., will host a grand opening celebration this weekend, Patch.com reported.
The bookstore, at 2 Spring St., has an emphasis on music, arts, and culture. The grand-opening festivities will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, and include a ribbon-cutting with Hastings-on-Hudson Mayor Nicola Armacost. There will also be prizes and giveaways throughout the day.
Owner Allyson McCabe, who has a background as a journalist and author, explained that she named the shop Vanishing Ink because she sees "this bookstore as the antidote to banned books and censored curricula, the disappearance of local newspapers, and the diminishment of public and independent media."
Discussing her inspiration to open a bookstore of her own, McCabe recalled that after publishing her book Why Sinéad O'Connor Matters in May 2023, she had the chance "to meet with readers across the country to talk about the things that mattered most to O'Connor: speaking out against child abuse, racism, sexism, and more.
"When she died that July, it was devastating, but it ignited my desire to create a place where we can keep having conversations that can make the world a better and more just place. Then I realized that place is a bookstore--not just a store to buy books, but a home for the ideas in books, a place where culture and community can come together around ideas and solutions."