Independent Bookstore Day 2022: Wonderland-Style

4824 Chateau Avenue,Charleston SC 29405

30 April, 2022

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Fall down the rabbit hole with us on April 30 as we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in true Wonderland fashion! Fall down the rabbit hole with us on April 30 as we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in true Wonderland fashion! Support your local, indie bookstore by discovering your next favorite book and enjoying Independent Bookstore Day exclusives, including Bookstores Are My Jam merchandise, IBD-themed pencils and MadLibs, and more! You're encouraged to come dressed as your favorite Alice in Wonderland character and enter the ongoing costume contest while partaking in the lineup of bookish events happening throughout the day. We are also excited to note that we are partnering with Real Champions, Inc., for Independent Bookstore Day this year, with 10% of sales from this day going as a donation for their mentor/mentee program that keeps books active in the lives of the children they serve. You can learn more about them at https://realchampionsinc.org/. Pup-Tastic Teatime with Park Pets: 11 a.m., $10 Bring your four-legged companion with you to enjoy a doggie teatime co-hosted with our friends at Park Pets. Tea tickets include a dog treat and dog-friendly "tea." Park Pets will have a small shop set up, and pups can enjoy socializing with their friends in the backyard (leash required). Purchase tickets for Pup-Tastic Teatime Wonderland Story Time & Tea Party with Jocelyn Rish: 1 p.m., $12 Join us for an extra-special story time with local author Jocelyn Rish, author of Battle of the Butts! We will have a dual-narrator reading of the book, in which favorite creatures from the animal kingdom face off to see whose derriere reigns supreme, and then Jocelyn will answer questions from the group. Ticket price includes tea and teatime snacks. Purchase tickets for Story Time & Tea Party with Jocelyn Rish Literary Tea with Gervais Hagerty: 3 p.m., $12 Stop by for afternoon tea with local author Gervais Hagerty! The author will discuss her Charleston-set book In Polite Company and answer questions from attendees. Ticket price includes tea and teatime snacks. Purchase tickets for Literary Tea with Gervais Hagerty Mad Hatter's Planty Party & Succulent Workshop with Roadside Blooms: 5 p.m., $25 Design your own unique succulent planting in a vintage teacup in this workshop presented by Roadside Blooms! Sign up for the Mad Hatter's Plant Party & Succulent Workshop here Free All-Day EventsCostume ContestCroquetBlack-Out Poetry StationBring Your Own Hat Mad-Hatter Decoration StationIn-Store Specials20% Off Blind DatesBuy 5 Books, Get Free ARC (pre-publication book)