On Sep. 2, 2024, Lakeland’s Inklings Book Shoppe (LLC) opened a second location in Downtown Bartow. Inklings Book Shoppe had been given the opportunity of expansion after another business, Unfiltered Coffee House, had reached out to them seeking a partnership.

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