ANN ARBOR, MI -- An Ann Arbor paper and bookbinding shop in Kerrytown is closing after nearly 30 years.

Hollander’s retail shop, 410 N. 4th Ave., will close on Tuesday, June 30. Owners Tom and Cindy Hollander plan to continue a smaller online business, but want to a more relaxed schedule to spend time with family, they said.

“Our best memories are a lot of customers that have come through, whether they’ve been taking classes and we’ve gotten to know them from that, but also our regular customers that come in. We’re going to miss that component,” Tom Hollander said.

The couple enjoyed traveling to find new sources of paper and meeting artists coming in and out of the store, Cindy Hollander said.

“We really like Kerrytown as a district ... and the people here have made it really special,” she said. “We’ve gotten to know the owners of Kerrytown and they are just great people”

The Hollanders’ business grew from them creating decorative books that were sold in art fairs in the late ’80s. Tom learned book and box making from his mother, who developed a craft business in Connecticut, while Cindy had a passion for arts, crafts and interior design, according to their website.

The two decided to start their own book crafting business out of their home in 1986, but it eventually became a full-time job and they opened the retail shop in Kerrytown in 1991.

What began in a 200-square-foot space expanded to more than 10,000 square feet. The shop grew its paper collection into a 2,500 square-foot second floor in 2000 and the following year used the 3,500 square-foot basement to house its school.

Hollander’s then used the second floor for its kitchen supplies and home decor shop in 2009 but closed it in 2013 after struggling to find a manager.

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Hollander’s carries more than 2,000 decorative papers, many of which are handmade and come from Japan, Thailand, India, Nepal, Italy, France, Brazil, and the United States; bookbinding supplies; card collections; stationery; ribbons; puzzles and art supplies, Tom Hollander said. It also hosts workshops in the “Hollander’s School of Book & Paper Arts” on bookbinding and paper art, which the couple hopes to maintain after the closure.

The Hollanders still plan to sell some of its products online, including decorative papers, bookbinding supplies and custom cutting services. They plan to eventually open a new space for packaging and workshops but will not host retail services.

“It’s hard for us to close just because so much of the community depends on us for that stationary component," Hollander said.

Hollander’s is selling its inventory and fixtures beginning in April. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.