Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day at 5 local bookstores

Celebrate independent bookstores at Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 27th, 2019. This day of appreciation is happening around the country.

Here are some celebrations in the Triangle:

Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh

4209 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh
Independent Bookstore Day event at Quail Ridge Books
April 27th, 2019
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free

All day: Crafts and coloring for kids
All day: Free cookies!
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Purr Cup Cat Café: Enjoy a cuppa and pet some kitties! There will be a (contained) area of the store where people are welcome to pet the cats, while an in-store café cart will have coffee and tea available for a donation. The Purr Cup Cat Café is a not-yet-open coffee shop with cats! They do pop-up events around Raleigh to raise money for their café and for the Meow House Cat Rescue, which is where the kitties come from.
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.: Drawings for gift bags every hour on the hour (one for adults and one for kids)
10:30 a.m.: Under the Tree Story Time with special guest Cat in the Hat
11:30 a.m.: Slime making
12:30 p.m.: Cat in the Hat comes back for more photo opportunities and some face painting
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Poetry Fox

Page 158 Books, Wendell

21 N. Main Street, Wendell
Independent Bookstore Day event at Page 158 Books, Wendell
April 27th, 2019
11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Free

Giveaways, trivia, exclusive items. Author Donna Everhart will be there at 4 p.m.

Page 158 Books, Wake Forest

415 Brooks Street, Wake Forest
Independent Bookstore Day event at Page 158 Books, Wake Forest
April 27th, 2019
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free

Giveaways, trivia, exclusive items. Peppa Pig and George at 10:30 a.m. for story time.

McIntyre’s Books, Pittsboro

2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro
McIntyre’s Books 30th Anniversary and Independent Bookstore Day event
April 27th, 2019
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Free

Food, beverages, and giveaways:

11 a.m.: Authors Belle Boggs and Therese Anne Fowler for a reading and discussion
Cookies and mimosas throughout the day
4 p.m.: Music with Mr. Billy

Flyleaf Books, Chapel Hill

752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill
Flyleaf Books’ Independent Bookstore event
April 27th, 2019
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Free

Refreshments and limited Independent Bookstore Day merchandise.

The Regulator Bookshop, Durham

720 9th Street, Durham
Unicorn Party with Jackie Ogburn
April 27th, 2019
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Free

Come meet Jackie Ogburn, bestselling children’s book author of THE UNICORN IN THE BARN, a fun middle-grade fantasy about a boy and the unicorn who needs his care. We’ll have unicorn snacks, unicorn crafts and unicorn games! Kids can take a selfie with Jackie and her unicorn mascot. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Free and open to the public.

Note: Letters Bookshop, 313 W. Main Street, Durham, is also listed as participating in Independent Bookstore Day, but has no special events listed.