A local bookstore is targeting younger readers with two new programs.
"We're really excited to be the community book store in beautiful Ladner," said Black Bond Books store manager Holly Morgan.
Owner Cathy Jesson opened the Trenant Park Square location seven years ago.
Black Bond Books is a family-owned Canadian independent bookseller. The company, which started in Manitoba, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
There are currently 11 stores across the country.
Morgan said staff members are all passionate readers who love recommending their favourite titles. The cozy store is packed with books of all sorts but staff can also order in anything that isn't on the shelves.
"We do a lot of special orders," Morgan said.
Some recent changes at the store are targeting a younger audience. Morgan said she recently revamped the teen section after visiting the local high school.
She said she's brought in some new titles and authors in an effort to keep up with what teens are reading.
"Dystopia is still a really popular theme," she said, adding the store carries many of the authors that are popular with young readers, including Beth Revis, John Green and Veronia Roth.
"We have all the new releases," she said.
The store also recently started Teen Fridays where all books in the teen section are 15 per cent off.
For the even younger set, the store recently resumed story time, a drop-in program at 11 a.m. every Monday. She said staff will choose stories based on the age of the audience, reading from classics as well as new children's books.
