Family business starts new chapter in Lakeville

Family business starts new chapter in Lakeville

Alice Peck is the manager of Lakeville Books and Stationery at 329 Main St. in Lakeville, which opened on April 3.

Photo by L. Tomaino

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville Books and Stationery opened its doors April 3 after completing four months of renovations at 329 Main Street.

The Peck family — Darryl, his wife, Ann, and daughter, Alice — are not strangers to running a book store.

“We own a bookstore on St. Simons Island in Georgia that opened about six years ago,” Darryl Peck said. “We had lived down there for a few years but returned home a couple of years ago and missed being in the store. Our youngest daughter also moved home, so this is something the whole family is involved in as she is our store manager.”

The Peck family searched for a venue for the store for nine months. “This building needed substantial renovations and originally we decided to pass on it. But after running through several other options, all of which fell through for one reason or another, we decided to just dig in and renovate after purchasing the building.”

Each Peck brings a favorite subject to the store. Darryl, who has an interest in cooking, “hand-picked the 600 cookbooks” in the store. Anne Lyndon Peck, with a degree in architecture and having worked as an interior designer, specializes in architecture and home books. Daughter Alice, with a background in design, loves Formula One cars and visiting Lime Rock Park and picks the automotive books for the store.

Darryl has a background of 53 years of retail. “I guess it’s safe to say that I have a thing for retail stores. I love the design phase of building a new store and then selecting the merchandise to open with.”

The Pecks enjoy welcoming customers. Darryl said, “On an ongoing basis, I love interacting with our customers, especially in a small-town environment.”

Alice added, “As a native of the Northwest Corner, I am thrilled to be seeing friends and neighbors every day as we bring some much-needed retail back to Lakeville. We have received such a warm welcome since our opening in early April and I am looking forward to a very busy summer season.”

A grand opening for Lakeville Books and Stationery will be held on May 16 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

For more information and a glimpse of their tempting inventory, which includes a wonderful selection of stationery items, go to www.lakevillebooks.com

Hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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