Paper Heart Bookstore Grand Opening Weekend
- Grand opening celebration for The Paper Heart, a new independent bookstore in the Kentlands community. - Happening through the weekend this week (Apr 23–26, 2026) in Gaithersburg, with special events and community activities. - Full details and schedule on Patch: patch.com
The Paper Heart, a new independent bookstore in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, is marking its opening with a weekend of story times, crafts, games and community events. (patch.com) The store is at 200 Main St., Suite 200, on the second floor, with an entrance next to Grilled Oyster Co. Patch reported the grand-opening weekend events begin Saturday at 11 a.m. and continue until 8 p.m., then resume Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (patch.com) The bookstore’s own event page lists a week of opening events that started April 15, including a social hour, a “Found Bookish Family” meet-and-mingle, a 1990s craft night, kids story time and crafts, a “Charmed and Dazzled” craft session, a 7 Wonders game night, and a Sunday community crossword. The page says owners Ashley and Mike are part of the opening-week programming. (thepaperheartbooks.com) The Paper Heart opened in late March after a soft launch, adding a new independent bookseller to a Kentlands retail district better known for restaurants and national chains. MoCoShow reported the shop said it planned curated books, pre-orders and community events as part of its model. (mocoshow.com) That format matches how many independent bookstores now operate: as retail shops, event spaces and neighborhood gathering spots at the same time. The Paper Heart’s schedule pairs book browsing with low-cost social activities like story hour, crafts, puzzles and board games. (patch.com) (thepaperheartbooks.com) The store’s website lists regular hours of 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday; it is closed Monday and Tuesday. The site also lists the shop’s contact email and online catalog. (patch.com) (thepaperheartbooks.com 1) (thepaperheartbooks.com 2) For Kentlands readers, the immediate change is simple: a new bookstore is open now, and its first big public weekend is built around meeting neighbors as much as buying books. (patch.com) (thepaperheartbooks.com)
