From Third Street Books in McMinnville, OR: Thank you to everyone who came out and supported Unidos by shopping with us last weekend! We donated 15% of all sales which came to about $770. We decided to add a little extra on our own and round that up to an even $1000. McMinnville has the …
From Port Book and News in Port Angeles, WA: Attention Clallam County Teachers! Teachers in our community come into the bookstore quite often to buy books for their classrooms. They are often paying for these books out of their own pocket. Port Book and News would like to share this cost of getting books into …
Reports from across the region are that Independent Bookstore Day 2025 was a successful and joyous celebration of independent bookstores. PNBA’s executive director, Brian Juenemann, and his daughter, Charlotte, visited Daffodil Books and Gifts Romantasy Store in Eugene, OR. It looks like the store (and its neighboring donut shop) were busy! PNBA’s Tiffany and Brian …
Tomorrow, January 15, 2025, Island Books in Mercer Island, WA will donate 25% of all their sales, including online sales from 9 am to 7 pm, to World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that is providing fresh meals and clean water to people impacted by the California fires. You can also support bookstores and comic book …
From the blog of Island Books of Mercer Island, WA: It’s finally (almost) here! Our Golden Jubilee, our 50th Anniversary as a Mercer Island landmark. A place where generations of families have walked through the doors and browsed for hours upon hours, year after year. Shopped for gifts, brought their kids—and then grandkids—to storytime and …
This Saturday, February 11th, Third Place Books will donate 20 percent of all sales to aid earthquake relief efforts in Southern Turkey and Northern Syria. Proceeds will go to the White Helmets (also known as the Syria Civil Defense). Where public services no longer function, these humanitarian volunteers risk their lives to help those in need …
“An Idaho school board banned 23 books. So a local bookstore gave out copies for free” –npr’s James Dawson on “All Things Considered” NPR’s “All Things Considered” broadcast this story about how Boise’s Rediscovered Books is working to ensure access to books. The store gathered donations to provide free books to the community. They have …
From Grass Roots Books & Music in Corvallis, OR: Many thanks to all who shopped at Grass Roots last Wednesday, March 16th, to support Ukraine! We are pleased to announce that, as a result of your support, we were able to present a check for $1504.00 to the Uzhhorod Refugee Fund, in support of Corvallis’ sister city …
From Wishing Tree Books in Spokane: Our Wishing Tree this year supports World Relief, Family Promise, and Odyssey. World Relief: Would like “learning” books, puzzles, and/or sticker books Family Promise: Would like books for all ages. Choose your favorites to share! Odyssey: Use the suggestion on an ornament for ideas. Wishing Tree booksellers are happy …
by Ata Shaheen for the Kitsap Sun, originally published Dec. 3, 2021: Incarcerated readers at the Washington Corrections Center for Women need new books, and Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo is fundraising this holiday season to buy new materials for the Gig Harbor prison. This is the second year Liberty Bay Books has . . …
