Thank you for participaing in the 2024 ​ESI IBD Booksore Crawl.


HERE IS A SURVEY to help us improve for ​year 2!


Please stay tuned for 2025 information!



What is Independent Bookstore Day?


Independent Bookstore Day is a national event that takes place on the last Saturday of April

to celebrate independent bookstores. It honors the unique ways local bookstores

and booksellers contribute to their communities.


Each store is unique and independent, and every party is different.


You can support independent bookstores by browsing and buying books at local bookstores. Independent booksellers can offer personalized recommendations based on your interests and preferences, helping you discover new books



What is the Eastern Shore Indies Independent Bookstore Day Crawl?


Each year our growing bookstore community welcomes thousands of bookstore lovers to spend the day celebrating all of the unique and welcoming independent bookstores across the country. This year, we’ve organized our first Bookstore Crawl along the Eastern Shore from Rehoboth Beach, DE to Chincoteague, VA.


To make it fun, each year we challenge you, dear reader, to "crawl" your way down the coastline exploring as many bookstores as you can.


Are you an Eastern Shore Indie Bookstore that would like to be included in next years passport?

email easternshoreindies@gmail.com

How does it work?


Print your Passport HERE and prepare your path!

Starting the morning of April 27th, 2024, your first bookstore will provide you with a stamp next to their store name.


While a purchase isn't required, we do hope you support these bookstores as you make it through the day. We suggest ​wearing a backpack or bringing/purchasing a tote!


While this year's passport will have all store addresses, it will not have a map on it, so plan ahead.


Additional bookstores you visit throughout the day will provide you with a stamp with no purchase required! (However, ​showing them some love today, too, would of course be a very cool thing to do.)


Readers are encouraged to post a snapshot of themselves and their Independent Bookstore Day

haul on social media with the hashtag #TEAMINDIE and #EasternShoreIndies


What do I do with my Passport after April 28th?


Turn your passport into the last bookstore on your stop. For every stamp on your passport,

you’ll be entered to win a raffle for one of 3 prize baskets. Baskets include books and bookish accessories

and a $50 gift card to the participating store of your choice.


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Delaware Stores

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Maryland Stores

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Virginia Stores

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2024 Independent Bookstore ​Day Exclusives

Read to Me Onesie
THAT'S NOT MY® Coloring Booklet

*This is just a sampling and not all items are available at every store.

Each store chooses which items to carry and some quantities are limited.

Independent Bookstore Day Blackwing Pencils
Signed Copy of Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn and Tattoo Sheet
We Love Indies Kids Activity Book: Word Games, Mazes, Coloring and More!
Rebel Girls Series Exclusive Sticker Sheet
Set of 3 greeting cards from Be You! picture book
The First Cat in Space Moon Comix: Indie Bookstore Day Exclusive Comic
Children of Blood and Bone Independent Bookstore Day Metal Bookmark
Signed Exclusive 5-Year Anniversary Edition of The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North
America
Stickers for  Exclusive 5-Year Anniversary Edition of The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North
America
“Bans off Our Books!” Pouch
Becoming Who We Are: A Trans Anthology Graphic Novel
We Love Indies Coloring Book
“Read Think Vote” Enamel Pin
Exclusive paperback edition of A Stroke of the Pen
“Eat Sleep Read Local” Exclusive Magnet
“The Future Is Indie” Exclusive Mug
2024 Independent Bookstore Day Tote Bag
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