Left Bank Books is excited for our 2022 Independent Bookstore Day Celebration on Saturday, April 30. That day, the community is invited to participate in in-store special promotions, activities for children, opportunities to purchase exclusive merchandise, and an evening online author event. Activities planned for the Independent Bookstore Day celebration include: - a Kitty-Corn Party with Storytime with Cliff at 10:30am, and - a virtual author event with Mieko Kawakami for "All the Lovers in the Night" at 7pm Special promotions for that day only include: - a free Left Bank Books sticker AND free media mail shipping on online orders when you spend $100 or more through our website (from midnight to midnight); - a free Left Bank Books tote bag when you spend $75 or more in-person inside the store (while supplies last); - a free "blind date with a book" when a minimum $5 donation is made in-person to the Left Bank Books Foundation nonprofit (while supplies last); - a free Left Bank Books Foundation sticker when you create or renew a $20-level Friends Membership (while supplies last); - a free Left Bank Books Foundation mug when you create or renew a $100-level or higher Friends Membership (while supplies last); - a 20%-off Sale on Used Poetry Books; and - exclusive Left Bank Books Independent Bookstore Day 2022 merchandise, designed by bookseller and graphic designer Jim Mosley, will be available for in-store purchase this day ONLY! No holds or preorders possible.