A new bookstore has opened in downtown Leeds this week called The Burrow.

On the Saturday before its grand opening on June 24th, owners Andi and Josh Argo gave Bham Now a special inside look at the new shop.

Here is what we learned.

Harry Potter in Leeds

You may ask, where does the bookstore’s name – The Burrow – come from? If you are a Harry Potter fan, you probably chuckle and say this is a silly question. The Burrow is Ron Weasley’s family home.

“The Burrow to me is a place that is cozy and welcoming. Everybody loves to hang out there. It’s very eclectic. That’s the kind of the feel I wanted for our store — a place where everyone is welcome to come hang out. To feel like they belong.”
Andi Argo

A cozy place, The Burrow, has a number of places in the shop where you can sit on a couch with friends or at a table to play a board game.There is also a nice spot where you can read a book to your child. Even though it is not a coffee house, they offer the following:

Coffee (fresh brewed served in a canister) and smoothies
Muffins and baked goods
Juice boxes and soft drinks

Home to 3.5 star books

The store is filled with primarily secondhand books of every kind from baby picture books to adult fiction and non-fiction books.

And the Argos are going to make sure they only sell high quality books by requiring each and every one of them to score a 3.5 or above on the popular book reading app Goodreads.

“In order to be on our shelves, they have to have three and a half stars. I’m not gonna sell any bad books. So every book on our shelves are good books.”
Andi Argo

In addition to the books and snacks, The Burrow does have a space they are creating for book clubs to meet.

Location and open dates

A great new destination for downtown Leeds,The Burrow is located at 8139 Parkway Drive, Leeds, Alabama 35094.

They are open Monday-Saturday 10:00AM to 8:00PM. Follow them at The Burrow Bookstore in Leeds.
Want to donate books? Contact them at (205) 500-0711 or email andi@theburrowbookstore.com