Independent Bookstore Day Weekend 2026

Schedule

Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1400 East 3rd St., Dayton, OH, United States, Ohio 45403 | Dayton, OH

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This year we're celebration on both Saturday and Sunday! Come join us as well as bookstores Nationwide to celebrate the community and connection that independent bookstores bring us.
We'll be open 12p-4p both Saturday and Sunday and will have the following events and maybe more!
Saturday and Sunday - participate in the Dayton area Indie Bookstore Crawl by stopping in to get your stamp (more details to come)
Golden ticket- Hidden somewhere in our store will be a golden ticket from Libro.fm find it and get a free audio book per month for a year!
Internal raffle-make a purchase and be entered to win one of several raffle baskets :)
Saturday 4/25 12:30-2pm local author Jennifer Vice will be having a book launch and signing for Memory's Lament book 2 of The Immortal Sonata Series
Sunday 4/26 12:30-2pm local author and artist Britt Nichole will be signing copies of her newly released debut novel Gracie. Britt is also an accomplished photographer and will also be having an art gallery on display.
Sunday 4/26 2:30-4pm local author Aliya DalRae will be signing copies of her new release Murder on the Rocks a Fallen Cross Mystery.
Can't wait to see you all there!
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1400 East 3rd St., Dayton, OH, United States, Ohio 45403

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