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Greater RVA Indie Bookstore Tour


πŸ“š GREATER RVA INDIE BOOKSTORE TOUR πŸ“š Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 25, then keep the adventure going through May 16th!

🌟 Visit all 11 participating indie bookstores, get your passport stamped at each one, and enter to win the Grand Prize: a $50 gift card to EACH store β€” that’s $550 in local bookish goodness!

πŸ“ Here’s your bookish roadmap:

✨ @shelflifebooksrva

2913 W Cary St

πŸ•’ Mon - Sat, 10 am - 6 pm; Sun, 11 am - 6 pm

✨ @bbgbbooks

3003 W Cary St

πŸ•’ Mon–Fri, 10 am – 6 pm; Sat, 10 am - 5 pm; Sun, 12 - 5pm

✨ @abi_books_brews

1212 1/2 W Cary St

πŸ•’ Sun - Thur, 1 am - 7 pm; Fri - Sat, 5 am - 9 pm

✨ @fountainbookstore

1307 E Cary St

πŸ•’ Tue–Fri, 11 am – 6 pm; Sat, 10 am - 5 pm; Sun, 10 am - 4 pm

✨ @ilysm_books

119 W Brookland Park Blvd

πŸ•’ Tue-Fri, 11 am - 5 pm; Sat, 10 am - 5 pm; Sun, 10 am - 4 pm

✨ @bookpeoplerva

10464 Ridgefield Pkwy

πŸ•’ Mon–Sat, 10 am – 7 pm

✨ @tlbookshopva

1318 Sycamore Square Dr

πŸ•’ Tue–Thur, 11 am - 5 pm; Fri-Sat, 11 am - 4 pm

✨ @midlobooks

13198 Midlothian Tpk

πŸ•’ Tue-Sat, 10 am - 5 pm

✨ @resist_bks

2233 N Sycamore St

πŸ•’ Mon–Sat, 11 am – 6 pm, Sun, 11 am - 5 pm

✨ @smallfriendrva

1 N Lombardy St

πŸ•’ Wed - Fri, 11 am - 6 pm; Sat - Sun, 11 am - 5 pm

✨ @briansbooks.richmond

2514 P St

πŸ•’ Fri - Sun, 11 am - 6 pm

🎟️ How to Enter the Grand Prize Drawing:

  1. Visit all 11 stores between April 25 and May 16

  2. Get your passport stamped at each location

  3. Snap a photo with your fully stamped passport

  4. Email it to ibdrva@gmail.com with your name + phone number

  5. Deadline: May 16

  6. Winner announced: May 19

πŸ”— Download and print your passport at ibdrva.com

Earlier Event: April 25
Latino Farmers Market
Later Event: April 25
Mend & Share Fair