We plan to continue to partner with businesses there for events.' But the water issue is right in front of our door and can't be resolved quickly. We love the Spring Street space and didn't want to leave our good neighbors in the great Arts District that is developing. The move will take the bookshop to Broad Street, where the business is again finding collaborative neighbors, Lisa Uhrik noted. We wanted to add to the other great things going on in our downtown.'

location since the store was launched last October by founders Lisa and Dave Uhrik, who are also the owners and operators of retail display company Franklin Fixtures.Ī registered nonprofit, Plenty on Spring has had a strong community response, with memberships and enthusiastic workshop and book club participation, according to Dave Uhrik, who said, 'Through our manufacturing work with Franklin Fixtures, where we make shelves for bookstores, Lisa and I have a front-row seat to the difference small bookshops across the country are making. The decision to relocate was prompted by a flaw in the underground water system in front of the store that has led to periodic water problems inside the West Spring St. 'Many are offering to help us with the move and that is just heartwarming evidence that we have something special here.' 'We've been so well loved by our customers,' said store manager Ashley Michael. Scheduled to reopen on the weekend of May 12 under the name Plenty, Downtown Bookshop, the new space will continue to feature a curated selection of new books for all ages, as well as author, book club and reading events and locally made gifts. The festivities will conclude this Saturday-Independent Bookstore Day-with the team dressing up as Alice in Wonderland characters to mark the transition to a new location at 48 West Broad St. Plenty on Spring bookstore, Cookeville, Tenn., will be moving to a new space following a week of celebrations at its current store on West Spring St.

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