Thrilled!
Hurray! At long last, an independent bookstore has opened in the Haymarket in downtown Lincoln! I'm so excited. Indigo Bridge Books is at 701 P Street, Suite 102, just two blocks from where I live, and it's great.
Though small, it features hefty sections on the environment, history, spirituality, and cultural studies. There's a well stocked fiction section and an inviting children's books area, where on Saturdays they'll be having storytime--bilingual storytime. A warm, light-filled, wood-floored space, Indigo Bridge includes a coffee shop, a community bulletin board, and comfy places to sit.
I bought a copy of Julia Alvarez's Once Upon a Quincañera and Rigoberto González's beautiful memoir Butterfly Boy. And I definitely plan to be there on Saturday morning, browsing, eavesdropping on storytime, and sipping hot decaf.
The historic Haymarket district is chock-full of coffeeshops, restaurants, and art galleries nestled into repurposed old brick warehouses, and it's home to the wonderful Haymarket Yoga and Pilates Studio, where I go to OM. James and I have loved living right on the edge of the Haymarket since we got to Lincoln. The only thing missing was a great independent bookstore.
As of last Thursday, Indigo Bridge Books has filled that gap, and here's hoping it stays around a long time.
Though small, it features hefty sections on the environment, history, spirituality, and cultural studies. There's a well stocked fiction section and an inviting children's books area, where on Saturdays they'll be having storytime--bilingual storytime. A warm, light-filled, wood-floored space, Indigo Bridge includes a coffee shop, a community bulletin board, and comfy places to sit.
I bought a copy of Julia Alvarez's Once Upon a Quincañera and Rigoberto González's beautiful memoir Butterfly Boy. And I definitely plan to be there on Saturday morning, browsing, eavesdropping on storytime, and sipping hot decaf.
The historic Haymarket district is chock-full of coffeeshops, restaurants, and art galleries nestled into repurposed old brick warehouses, and it's home to the wonderful Haymarket Yoga and Pilates Studio, where I go to OM. James and I have loved living right on the edge of the Haymarket since we got to Lincoln. The only thing missing was a great independent bookstore.
As of last Thursday, Indigo Bridge Books has filled that gap, and here's hoping it stays around a long time.
Faye said:
Just reading about the damage from Hurricane Ike and realizing that some of it is near New Orleans. I hope your husband's family came out of it alright.
September 13, 2008 11:41 PMFrancisco Aragon
said:
That's wonderful news about the bookstore. Now you, or someone (John Chavez?), can start a small intimate literary reading series there!
FA
September 14, 2008 1:02 AM