Featuring Ways to Support Your Local Bookstore
On Saturday, April 26, book lovers across Canada will celebrate one of the best holidays of the year: Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! Taking place every last Saturday of April, Canadian Independent Bookstore Day (CIBD) is the annual day when readers, writers, illustrators, publishers, and others come together to celebrate indie bookstores across Canada. Indie booksellers are integral to local communities and help champion voices from across Canada’s rich cultural landscape.
Read on for ways to support your indie this Canadian Independent Bookstore Day and beyond!
Why Canadian Independent Bookstore Day matters
There are countless reasons why we love independent bookstores at Libro.fm. From booksellers and their personal recommendations to the great kids events they host, independent bookstores are for book lovers and beyond.
Canadian Indie Bookstore Day provides a wonderful opportunity for us to champion our favorite stores—as well as the importance and impact of shopping locally. The event builds buzz and excitement around our neighborhood sellers, convincing not just us routine customers but new folks to show up and support (a great example of building community).
In addition to the usual atmosphere bookstores and their sellers are adept at creating, Canadian Indie Bookstore Day gives them permission to go above and beyond if they so choose. We’ve seen bookstores with petting zoos, giveaways, limited-edition merch, author readings, book signings, baked goods, and plenty more.
In fact, Canadian Indie Bookstore Day can be a huge revenue generator for these stores, something they need more than ever in a time of economic uncertainty and big tech competition.
How to support your local bookstore on Canadian Indie Bookstore Day
While we encourage readers to show support for independent bookstores all year long, there are also specific ways to show support leading up to and on Canadian Independent Bookstore Day.
Visit your indie(s) in person
See what’s on their agenda! Even if it’s nothing out of the norm, use the day as an opportunity to swing by and thank the booksellers for their work. You can even make an event out of it with friends and visit a few stores.
Join the Golden Ticket Giveaway
Want free audiobooks? Check out our Golden Ticket Giveaway! If you find the ticket in a participating store on Canadian Indie Bookstore Day, you’ll get 12 free audiobooks. See the list of participating stores.
Shop the Libro.fm Bookshop Appreciation Sale
Can’t visit in store? That’s ok! You can still support them online by buying books directly from the store and by shopping our sale. The week leading up to Canadian Indie Bookstore Day, we’ll have thousands of great audiobooks on sale to celebrate.
Shout-out your indie on social media
Share photos of your Canadian Indie Bookstore Day with the hashtag #CanadianIndieBookstoreDay!
Spread the word
Let your friends and family know about the celebration, and encourage them to participate.
Want to learn more about Canadian Indie Bookstore Day?
Visit www.libro.fm/cibd