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People's Book grows into Takoma Park community hub, wins local honors
Summary
People's Book, opened in 2023 by Megan and Matt Bormitt, has become a neighborhood hub in Takoma Park with multilingual selections, zine projects and expanded school partnerships; the store was named Washington City Paper’s best bookstore in 2024 and 2025.
People's Book, an independent bookstore that opened in Takoma Park in 2023, has evolved from a retail venture into a neighborhood gathering place that emphasizes multilingual children’s books, community publications and school partnerships.
Megan and Matt Bormitt, co-owners of People's Book, said they opened the shop after moving to the neighborhood in 2020 and finding no nearby bookstore they could walk to. "We wanted to walk to the local bookstore," one owner said, describing kitchen-table conversations about whether they could open a store that served neighbors.
The owners said they curate…
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