Barrett Bookstore is joining 20 Connecticut bookstores to celebrate INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!
For many of you who have trouble driving past a bookstore, here is a great opportunity to get on the road and visit as many of the unique independents scattered through the state as your time and energy permits.
UPDATE:
- Here’s the list of bookstores and the map:
Here’s the map. If you eliminate the five farthest flung bookstores from here (or just about, because I-95 makes everything to the south a bit “closer”) then you can take a trip east on Saturday and,when bookstore hours are shorter, a trip north on Sunday. How’s that for a strategy?
BANK STREET BOOK NOOK: 36C Bank Street, New Milford
BANK SQUARE BOOKS: 53 W. Main Street, Mystic
BARRETT BOOKSTORE: 314 Heights Road, Darien
BENNETT’S BOOKS: 171 Main Street, Deep River
BOOK CLUB BOOKSTORE: 869 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor
BOOK TRADER CAFÉ: 1140 Chapel Street, New Haven
BOOKS AND COMPANY: 1235 Whitney Ave, Hamden
BOOKS ON THE COMMON: 404 Main Street, Ridgefield
BREAKWATER BOOKS: 81 Whitfield Street, Guilford
BYRD’S BOOKS: 126 Greenwood Ave, Bethel
DARREN WINSTON BOOKSELLER: 81 Main Street, Sharon
ELM STREET BOOKSTORE: 35 Elm Street, New Canaan
GOODS & CURIOSITIES: 47 Main Street, Essex
HARBOR BOOKS: 146 Main Street, Old Saybrook
HICKORY STICK BOOKSHOP: 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot
JACK AND ALLIE’S: 520 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon
ON THE ROAD BOOK SHOP: 163 Albany Tpke, Canton
RJ JULIA BOOKSELLERS: 768 Boston Post Road, Madison
THE BOOK BARN: 41 West Main Street, Niantic
WESLEYAN RJ JULIA BOOKSTORE: 413 Main Street, Middletown
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— This is an announcement from Barrett Bookstore.
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To join the fun, pick up a copy of the Connecticut Independent Bookstore Day Passport (one per family) at any participating store. Passports are available on Monday, April 23, but won’t be stamped until the weekend. So, plan your route!
The map marks the location of each store and is keyed by number to the name and address of your destination. Visit 15 of the 20 stores across the state on April 28 and April 29 and get your passport stamped at each location.
If you complete the passport (15 stamps), you will receive a $25 gift card from each participating location — all 20 stores — for a total value of $500. So, get moving and show Connecticut indie bookstores some LOVE!
“Each store has its own special history and character, but they all share the same passion for books. It is a privilege to be a part of this amazing network of dedicated booksellers,” says Sheila Daley, owner of Barrett Bookstore. “And, of course we depend on our loyal customers to keep this enterprise going. We hope they will stop by!”
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— Editor’s note: This article originally was published on April 18. The time stamp has been changed to put the link back on the home page.