LEWISTON — Perhaps the third time will be a charm for Quiet City Books, which opened its latest location, 124 Lisbon St., across from its previous shop at 97 Lisbon St.

Owner Courtney Schlachter started out with a tiny 125 square feet in the Jacques-Cartier building, also on Lisbon Street, six years ago. The new digs are literally cool — downstairs in the Sands building, surrounded by massive slabs of rock that offer natural air conditioning.

At roughly 1,700 square feet, Schlachter said she has more room to expand her offerings and hopes to resume story time for children, offer poetry and other readings for adults, and live acoustical music. She has more than 3,000 books, including fiction, nonfiction, some children’s books and some cookbooks.

Some books are recycled or upcycled into mixed media art, bookmarks and other products. Schlachter is also an artist and would like to expand her art displays as well.

Quiet City Books is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday. Updates on events and new arrivals are on the store’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

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