From Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, MT: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to recognize and uplift the voices and experiences of survivors. As a reader, you undoubtedly know the power of books to help us heal, foster community, and build empathy for those struggling with hardships we ourselves have not experienced. There is …
Oregon author Gabriel Urza, author of The Silver State, was published on lithub.com. When Telling Your Own Story Gets in the Way of Processing Trauma AUTHOR EVENT with Waucoma Books in Hood River, OR Local author Gabriel Urza in conversation with Sierra Crane Murdoch Thursday, Nov. 6th, 6pm at the Hood River Library In Silver State, …
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 …
Seattle’s Phinney Neighborhood Association, in partnership with their local bookstore, Phinney Books, will host their 15th annual Holiday Bookfest Saturday November 23, 2024 from 2:00- 4:00 pm at Phinney Neighborhood Association, 443 N 67th St, Seattle, WA 98103. More than two dozen authors will be on hand for the 15th Holiday Bookfest! Books are great …
What a way to welcome summer! Beach Books of Seaside, OR and their foodie neighbor, Chez, worked together to host a community book and food party on June 27th. Guests reserved seats at the table at Chez and got a discount on the month’s book at Beach Books. From Chez’s Instagram post: Our first Book …
Street Books is a bicycle-powered mobile library, serving people who live outside. Street Books strives to empower people on the streets through access to literature and create a community of support for people living outside, through a shared love of books. Annie Bloom’s Books is partnering with Street Books by offering 10% off books purchased for their …
Over the course of the next several months, Powell’s Books will be working to support the fundraising efforts of a variety of local community organizations focused on providing essential, frontline services. Each partner organization will be offering one lucky donor the chance to win an exclusive private shopping spree in Powell’s flagship store. As Powell’s …
From Boise Weekly/ idahopress.com by Sydney Kidd Salvador “Sal” Alamilla is no stranger to the ugly face of racism. Born in Michoacan, Mexico, he grew up in the United States, where he said he has faced both explicit and implicit racial bias. As a business owner, he usually shies away from taking a stand on …
With social distancing guidelines in place, audiobooks, ebooks, and online orders from local bookstores are a way to keep your communities as healthy as possible. Libro.fm, the Seattle audiobook company that partners with many independent bookstores, is offering a new member incentive that is a big help to local, neighborhood shops. If you haven’t tried …
Queen Anne Book Company of Seattle is working with Washington State Librarians and its Institutional Library Services (programs under the WA Secretary of State) to collect book donations from wish lists and send them to institutional libraries around the state. The wish lists are posted on Queen Anne Book Company’s website, under the Community Support …
