The Creamery Building 701 P Street, Suite 102 Lincoln, NE 68508   Email: indigobridgebooks@gmail.com Order: orders@indigobridgebooks.com   Phone: 402.477.7770     Mon - Sat, 8 am to 10 pm Sun, 12 pm to 6 pm Initially our desire to open a new bookstore downtown grew out of a simple idea for bilingual story time. Standing in the parking lot of El Chaparro considering the great impact reading has on a child's life we wanted to create a space for a bilingual Spanish-English story time. We know that many Latino families have settled in central Lincoln, that over 40% of students attending Everett Elementary school are English language learners, mostly Spanish speakers. As quickly as the idea began, we envisioned all the other ways in which a bookstore could serve as a community resource. We imagined it would be super wonderful to help create a learning environment for all kids that is adventurous, creative, and fun, and also encourages them to be free thinkers.   Michaela Powell As we prepared the space, we incorporated this vision by bringing in community children to paint our chairs and a reading table and add their creative touch to our large tree, created by artist and Lincoln native, Toby Hollingsworth Thomas. Our interests were fueled by reading about 826 Valencia, a writing workshop for kids in San Francisco, created by Dave Eggers. A space in which they provide after school tutoring and daytime field trips. All to teach writing skills and encourage children to find their inner voice. We're inspired locally by Impact Learning Center, which pairs reading mentors with first and second grade children for under served public schools and has resulted in significantly improved reading skills. According to the National Literacy Trust, "Reading for pleasure has been revealed as the most important indicator of the future success of a child, and improvements in literacy, at any point in life, can have a profound effect on an individual." Though we initially investigated a site close to Everett school, our final selection was made in the downtown area in the hopes of bringing in a cross section of Lincoln's population. We recognized the potential for a downtown bookstore to build community. As our reusable canvas shopping bags explain, the name Indigo Bridge:   We wanted something that symbolized one of the biggest hopes for the store: building community - community that reaches past the divisions of neighborhoods, social classes, political ambitions, religious beliefs, ethnicities, national borders, even languages. We feel that books have a unique power to connect people from all walks of life to each other's stories, and that is so, so important. Thus, a bridge.   Story Time Blog Book Clubs Sign Up Events Order Links Our Vision

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