Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 27h and Mac's will have live music, raffles, origami with artist Lisa Cheng, delicious cookies, individual book inscriptions with artist Maria Amador, a selfie station, blind date with a book, book and merchandise discounts and special merchandise available only at area indies. David Molyneaux, co-editor with Fran Golden of Unique Eats and Eateries of Cleveland will sign books from 2-3 pm.
Schedule:
All Day
All books and merchandise are10% off
Blind Date with a Book
Raffle: Chance to win signed books and cool stuff
Selfie Station
Unique items only available at Indie Bookstores,
Delicious cookies from Chad's mom
10:30-12:30 Pocket Poetry Workshop for kids and teens with Lake Erie Ink
1-3 p.m. Individual book illustrations with artist Maria Amador
2-3 pm.David Molyneaux,co-editor with Fran Golden of Unique Eats and Eateries of Cleveland. He will sign books and anyone who buys the book will receive a Tommy's coupon.
2-4 p.m. Origimai with artist Lisa Cheng
1-5 pm Music on the sidewalk or in the balcony
What is Independent Bookstore Day?
Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Every store is unique and independent, and every party is different but there are exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day. Not before. Not after. Not online.
Why are we celebrating independent bookstores?
Independent bookstores are not just stores, they’re community centers and local anchors run by passionate readers. They are entire universes of ideas that contain the possibility of real serendipity. They are lively performance spaces and quiet places where aimless perusal is a day well spent.
In a world of tweets and algorithms and pageless digital downloads, bookstores are not a dying anachronism. They are living, breathing organisms that continue to grow and expand. In fact, there are more of them this year than there were last year. And they are at your service.
