Bards Alley Bookstore Opens Next Week In Vienna

VIENNA, VA—Vienna residents will soon have a place to sip wine and read a book. Bards Alley Bookstore has set its grand opening for Tuesday Oct. 3 from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. The store will hold a ribbon cutting at 6:30 p.m. The store is located at 110 Church St. NW.

Vienna resident Jen Morrow has been pondering for years how to open a bookstore in the age of online shopping. For Bards Alley, it's all about the atmosphere.

“Teaching my own children to read took my love of reading to a new level,” said Morrow. “I rediscovered how good it feels to slow down and immerse yourself in a great book. I wanted to help create a community for kindred spirits who share a love for stories, learning and connecting with one another.”

Aside from offering a variety of books, Bard's Alley serves up rotating selections of beer, wine, locally-made bread, soup and more at its cafe. It also holds book clubs, author readings, book signings, children’s storytime, poetry and writers’ workshops. The store's book clubs include Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Middle Reader (parent-child), Men’s, and Badass Women’s, but other local book clubs are welcome to hold their discussions. Up to eight members are welcome to attend and order food and drinks at the cafe.

Bards Alley will carry more than 5,000 titles, from new fiction and literary classics, non-fiction and biographies, young adult literature to children’s books.

Store hours are 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Noon – 6 p.m. on Sunday. Parking is available in the back. For more information about the bookstore's events and book clubs, visit www.bardsalley.com.

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