Archer's Book Lounge, a bookstore, coffee shop, and cocktail bar, will open in Monroe, Mich., later this year, the Monroe News reported.
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| Alaina and Joel Williamson in the future Archer's Book Lounge. | |
Owners Alaina and Joel Williamson have found a space at 39 South Monroe St. that spans 7,000 square feet and three floors. They plan to carry new books for all ages, with about 5,000 titles in stock at opening. The selection will be general interest, and the event plans include poetry workshops, scavenger hunts, movie screenings, and more.
The bar, meanwhile, will have a laid-back atmosphere and will serve cocktails, beer, and wine, along with coffee and other non-alcoholic options. "We're not expecting people to get loud and rowdy," Williamson told the Monroe News. "This is going to be a place where people can come to relax and either study or have a work meeting or they could get together with friends, but it's not going to be that super high energy."
Williamson noted that initially, she and her husband thought they were still a few years away from opening the bookstore and lounge, but "things just kind of fell into place," and they got started sooner than expected.
They are aiming to have Archer's Book Lounge open by September.