North Toronto book lovers already mourning the loss of the Don Mills location of
McNally Robinson might be dismayed to see that
Type Books has closed its Forest Hill location at 394 Spadina Road. But they can breathe a sigh of relief, because the store is closed only temporarily (as Bert Archer
reported on Yonge Street last month) -- in three weeks Type will open a new, expanded location just down the road at 427 Spadina Road.
Type spokesperson Becky Toyne says that since the company's founding, having a community events space has been an important part of Type's mandate, and the tiny Spadina Road location that just closed was not large enough to accommodate events. "The owners joked that it was a 'book-tique,' since it was smaller than a boutique," Toyne says. "We realized that since you basically couldn't fit more than three people in the shop at the same time, we needed to move to a bigger location."
At the same time, Type has added two new staff members to accommodate their growth: Toyne, who handles media relations part time, and former McNally Robinson employee Sarah Ramsey.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Becky Toyne, media spokesperson, Type Books
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