Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookshops in Italy, is renewing its presence in La Spezia to once again offer the city centre an interactive meeting point and cultural hub.

The new Mondadori Bookstore, which will reopen to the public on 31 May, boasts many new attractions.
The refurbished bookshop spaces are ready to promote initiatives for a wide audience: special attention will be given to younger readers through a curated range of children’s and young adult titles, workshops and educational activities. There will also be a full calendar of events, presentations, meetings with authors and moments dedicated to culture lovers, designed to transform the bookshop into a place for sharing, dialogue and discovery.

“Our bookshop’s mission is to offer customers the books that suit them best,” comments Elisa Corsi, a Mondadori Store franchisee who has worked in the La Spezia bookshop since 2008. “My co-workers Carlotta and Rossella and I, as book lovers, place a lot of emphasis on advice and expertise. Customers love the bookshop’s warm and very personal atmosphere, especially the suggestions that we attach to the books via wraps that explain why a particular volume deserves to be read,” concludes franchisee Corsi.

The new initiatives at the Mondadori Bookstore in La Spezia include “Libraio per un giorno” (“Bookseller for a Day), an activity dedicated to those who want first-hand experience of being a bookseller by learning about this job and trying to advise and help customers.
Animated readings for children will return to the shop and book lovers will have the opportunity to enjoy the Bookclub formula where, every last Friday of the month, a title will be chosen for discussion in the bookshop.

The new Mondadori Bookstore in La Spezia covers an area of 120 square metres with a catalogue of more than 13,000 titles, ranging from the great classics to best sellers, including fiction, various non-fiction books, local works, and foreign language texts. Special attention is paid to younger readers with the We are Junior format, which includes educational games and picture books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories, as well as the Just Comics department dedicated to manga and comics. The bookstore’s range is also expanded with areas dedicated to #BookTok for the new generation of readers, as well as to stationery, toys, gadgets and gift cards.

Customers of the Mondadori Bookstore in La Spezia can be updated via the bookshop’s Instagram page. Telephone ordering services are also available to them.

The new Mondadori Bookstore is part of the ongoing renewal and development plan for Mondadori Store, the most extensive network of bookshops in Italy, comprising over 500 retail outlets spread across large cities and smaller towns. This cultural hub operates nationwide, including online with the Mondadoristore.it e-commerce site and the bookclub formula, combining books – which remain the central focus – with entertainment experiences, events and multi-channel services, reaching more than 20 million customers every year.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE
Via del Prione 89, 19121, La Spezia
Hours: Mon – Sun 09.00 – 13.00 15.00 – 19.30
Tel: 0187022163
E-mail: mondadori.spezia@gmail.com
IG