Book buyers accustomed to making their rounds on autopilot will have to break themselves of a decades-old habit and learn a new route in coming days â maybe as early as today.
Valley Bookstore plans to reopen after being closed a month, days during which the new owner has moved the business to a new location across Town Square and half a block down Broadway to the east.
Owner Wendy Dodson has decided, though, to limit disruption to longtime customers by keeping the same employees.
âI hope the new store has the same charm as the old one but a little more room to roam,â Dodson said. âI expect to keep most of what the store has had but to put my own stamp on it.â