{"id":2846,"date":"2026-07-20T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:11:08","slug":"south-phillys-former-micro-bookstore-has-a-new-and-expanded-storefront-on-passyunk-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2846","title":{"rendered":"South Philly\u2019s former \u2018micro-bookstore\u2019 has a new and expanded storefront on Passyunk Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Ariel and Simon Censor opened their tiny used bookshop \u2014 Little Yenta Books \u2014 in the back of a South Philly children\u2019s dressmaking shop in February, they knew it was an unconventional setup. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2844\">Pope Leo XIV will present inaugural Villanova University sustainability award created in his name<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>What the couple \u2014 in life and now books \u2014 could not know is just how fast they would outgrow the space. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And although they\u2019re relinquishing the unofficial appellation as Philadelphia\u2019s tiniest used book shop, the pair has moved their impressive literary thicket from their 150-square-foot loft space right next door into a full-sized rented storefront on Passyunk Avenue. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The problem was a great one: Business is booming.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople were telling us that they would walk by because it was way too crowded and they couldn\u2019t fit,\u201d said Ariel Censor, sitting behind the counter of the new shop, located at 1912 E. Passyunk Avenue, home of the former Civil Stock General Store, which closed earlier this year. \u201cWe also just ran out of shelf space. We had way more books than we could fit.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The popular used bookstore \u2014 the only one along Passyunk \u2014 has nearly tripled its titles in the new storefront, which they opened last month. That means a whole lot more of the popular and literary fiction, classics, vintage sci-fi, poetry, and rare books customers have been buying up. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPeople really complimented our curation,\u201d Censor, 27, said of the shop\u2019s success. \u201cPeople thought our taste was good, and our prices were good, and that they are really happy to have us.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The couple \u2014 Haverford College grads, who live in the neighborhood \u2014 opened their initial tiny shop as a passion project, after holding used book pop-ups in South Philly bars.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2842\">A man is in critical condition and a dog is dead after Kensington shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Situated, speakeasy-style, in a postage-stamp-sized loft above the Painted Lady children\u2019s boutique, the 150-square-foot shop burst with over 1,500 titles. And quickly customers. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>With its green-and-white striped awning, stained-glass lighting fixture, and charming decor, the new shop has a spacious, homey feel.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOne thing we got with the little shop is that people really liked that it wasn\u2019t overwhelming,\u201d said Censor. \u201cThey could look at every book. We have tripled the amount of books, but wanted to make it feel manageable and still have a real eye to curation. I\u2019m really excited about the mix of modern and classics that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The expanded shop comes with expanded hours, with Little Yenta Books now open every day except Tuesday and Wednesday. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On a recent afternoon, Aine McCauley, 24, dropped in at the new shop on her way home from work. 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