Lake City Books, Madison, Wis., is moving from its current location at 107 N Hamilton St. to a larger space across Capitol Square in July. The current store will remain open until the end of June, with a grand opening of the new space scheduled for the week of July 6.
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| Owner Molly Fish and Bowie at Lake City's future location | |
Owner Molly Fish said the new location at 120 S Carroll St. will allow for more books, more events, and include a wine bar. The space will feature a 36-foot-long wall of books with a rolling ladder, a mid-century style bar, and an outdoor patio. The wine bar will have "a tasteful and simple menu hand-picked by Andrea Hillsey of Square Wine Co.," along with non-alcoholic drinks like kombucha and sparkling water.
Lake City Books is a woman-owned indie bookstore that has been selling new and used books since opening in 2023. It will continue to carry the latest popular releases, used titles from recent years, diverse children's books, and literary gifts, but now will have more room to expand the selection.
A Madison native, Fish said her store has grown rapidly over its three years and has outgrown its current location. She also noted that the overwhelming community support the bookshop has received proved to her that downtown Madison is ready for a larger space to gather that's dedicated to books.
"I can't wait to share this beautiful new location with our community. We will have space for more books, more people, more events, plus the bonus of a wine bar," she added. "With this new location, I believe Lake City Books will become an iconic destination in downtown Madison. It will be bigger and brighter but with all the indie charm and blue bookshelves that people already know and love."