Four Pines Bookstore to host Independent Bookstore Day celebration April 27
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Apr. 20—BEMIDJI — Four Pines Bookstore will hold a celebration for the 11th annual Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 27, at the bookstore, 102 Third St. NW.
Four Pines will celebrate the event with giveaways and sales happening all day. A free children's story time highlighting Richard Scarry's books will take place at 10 a.m. A handful of local authors will also be at the store from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a release said.
"Independent Bookstore Day is one of our favorite days," Four Pines owner Gina Grinde said in the release. "It both celebrates the bookseller and the book buyer. We are so excited to have participated for the last two years and look forward to many more."
Independent Bookstore Day was established in 2013 to promote, celebrate and highlight the value of the independent bookstore community. The day has been observed on the last Saturday of April every year since 2013. This year, more than 900 stores are participating across the country, the release said.
Independent Bookstore Day is organized by the American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization that works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers.
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