Storytime Bookshop

Storytime Bookshop Storytime Bookshop is a family-friendly store has books for kids and adults, classes, events and special author signings! Located in the Tri-Cities, WA.
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Out of the ashes we rise, we rise! Out of the ashes we rise! I am so excited to announce that Storytime Bookshop has a n...
06/02/2026

Out of the ashes we rise, we rise! Out of the ashes we rise! I am so excited to announce that Storytime Bookshop has a new location!! We've just started moving in to the old Impact Community space at 220 W Kennewick Ave and it's already shaping up to be better than ever! We lost all of our book inventory and soft goods, most of our furniture and big portion of our sanity in the fire and what has come after. We are SO grateful for our community that has shown up for us in ways we couldn't even imagine. We'll tell whole story soon, but in the meantime we're looking for book, furniture, and monetary donations to help us get up and running as soon as possible. Our goal is have the front area open with kids, middle reader and YA/teen books by mid-June and bringing on other sections as we can. There is so much more to come, so please make sure you're following along as we create new life from old ashes. Press release link in bio. Big thanks to Tri-Cities Toddler for helping us make this announcement!!!

Thank you to everyone who is showing up for us today at Discount Vac and Sew ! We've had a successful story time, made s...
04/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who is showing up for us today at Discount Vac and Sew ! We've had a successful story time, made some sales, received a donation, and the Golden Ticket has been found! We're excited to be back in Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership on a beautiful Saturday doing what we love best!

We weren't sure if we were going to make it to Independent Book Store Day, but Storytime Bookshop is officially set as a...
04/25/2026

We weren't sure if we were going to make it to Independent Book Store Day, but Storytime Bookshop is officially set as a pop-up at Discount Vac and Sew tomorrow from 12-3. There is a limited amount of books available for sale, summer camp sign ups are open, and there will be story times at 12:30 and 1:30. There will also be a golden ticket from Libro.fm hidden somewhere and the winner will get a 12-credit audio book bundle! We are so appreciative of the community that continues to rally around us and are so grateful and thankful for the support that we've received. So much more to come and hope to see you tomorrow!

Three weeks ago, a fire in El Tequilas Restaurant caused smoke damage to the interior of our store and has since flooded...
04/07/2026

Three weeks ago, a fire in El Tequilas Restaurant caused smoke damage to the interior of our store and has since flooded three times to due to roof damage. The good news is that we have had a huge hand up in starting to rebuild as a quickly as possible, the bad news is that we've lost almost everything. None of the inventory can be saved and some of the furniture will need to be replaced. Fortunately, we will be reopening as a pop up at Discount Vac and Sew very soon! We'll have cute corner in the front of the store and are committed to carrying as many kinds of books as possible while continuing to focus on books for young minds and literacy-based classes and story times as we can. Right now, we're focused on clearing out garbage and furniture. We can definitely use a couple of strong folks to help with carrying out some of the bigger stuff; please message if you can help! If you'd like to donate books or money, we'd happy and grateful to receive those as well! We're making the sweetest lemonade from this bad batch of lemons and are so grateful to this community for showing us such a wonderful outpouring of love.

Florence Lawrence, 1886-1938By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2020As one of the first motion picture stars, Flo...
03/29/2026

Florence Lawrence, 1886-1938
By Kerri Lee Alexander, NWHM Fellow | 2018-2020

As one of the first motion picture stars, Florence Lawrence was known as “The Biograph Girl.” Throughout her career she appeared in almost 300 films and became one of the first women to lead a US film studio. She was also an inventor and was credited as the inventor of the turn signal and the brake signal for automobiles.

On December 27, 1938, Florence Lawrence was found dead in her apartment. Her funeral was held on December 30, 1938 and was paid for by the Motion Picture & Television Fund. She is buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, California.

Alexander, Kerri Lee. “Florence Lawrence” National Women’s History Museum. 2020. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/florence-lawrence.

Frances Marion, 1888-1973By Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History | 2020-2022The winner of two Ac...
03/28/2026

Frances Marion, 1888-1973
By Mariana Brandman, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Women’s History | 2020-2022

The winner of two Academy Awards, Frances Marion is credited with writing more than 130 produced films during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras. Her female-driven films showcased women’s strengths while delighting popular audiences.

After leaving the film industry, Marion channeled her creativity into writing novels and plays, sculpting, and painting. She passed away in Los Angeles on May 12, 1973. Her prolific and accomplished career stands as a testament to the significant contributions women made in the early years of the film industry.

Brandman, Mariana. “Frances Marion” National Women’s History Museum. 2022. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/frances-marion



Photo Credit: Photo-Play Journal, c. 1919 (public domain)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Marion #/media/File:Frances_Marion_in_war_uniform.jpg And https://archive.org/details/photoplayjournal03cent/page/n251/mode/2up?view=theater

Tonight's Zoom event with Austin McCoy has been postponed to May due to the recent fire. We look forward to FINALLY gett...
03/28/2026

Tonight's Zoom event with Austin McCoy has been postponed to May due to the recent fire. We look forward to FINALLY getting to talk to him about his book, his classes, and his love for music!

Mary Burrill, 1881-1946By: Shay Dawson, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Gender Studies l 2022-2024Mary P. Burrill was a celeb...
03/27/2026

Mary Burrill, 1881-1946
By: Shay Dawson, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Gender Studies l 2022-2024

Mary P. Burrill was a celebrated playwright whose works inspired many prominent writers of the New Negro Movement/Harlem Renaissance. She used her plays to confront many topics, including, but not limited to, lynching, the Black experience, and bodily autonomy for women.

Through her plays and her work as an educator, Burrill taught various writers whose writings were integral to the New Negro Movement/Harlem Renaissance. Centered in the early 1910s and lasted until the late 1930s, historians describe this period as “...the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a Black cultural mecca… and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted…manifesting in literature, music, stage performance, and art” (History 2009).

Dawson, Shay. “Mary Burrill." National Women's History Museum. 2023.

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Photo courtesy of Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 1862-1931By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow (2017) | Revised by Corina Gonzalez, 2024-2026 Evelyn ...
03/26/2026

Ida B. Wells-Barnett, 1862-1931
By Arlisha R. Norwood, NWHM Fellow (2017) | Revised by Corina Gonzalez, 2024-2026 Evelyn Y. Davis Predoctoral Research Fellow in Women's Studies (2025)

In 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi. She was born into slavery and later emancipated with her parents at the conclusion of the Civil War.

Wells-Barnett was a journalist, anti-lynching activist, women’s suffragist, and early civil rights movement leader.

Wells-Barnett authored A Red Record, a book that provided the history and statistical data on the lynching of African Americans in the United States during the late nineteenth century.

n March 15, 1931, Ida B. Wells-Barnett died from kidney disease. A respected leader in Chicago’s Black community, she left behind a legacy that was not fully recognized until the publication of her autobiography in 1970. Although she did not live to witness the Civil Rights Movement, her anti-lynching activism and journalism laid the foundation for its radical spirit, reflecting the power of collective action in the Black community.

Gonzalez, Corina. “Ida B. Wells-Barnett.” National Women’s History Museum. 2024. www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-bells-wells-barnett.

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107 W Kennewick Avenue
Kennewick, WA
99336

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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