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Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with Libro.fm</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on"><span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-06-16T13:27:12-07:00">Updated on June 16, 2021</time></span></span><span class="byline"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://blog.libro.fm/author/jennah/">Jenna Homen</a></span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p>In celebration of Independent Bookstore Day 2020 (IBD 2020), we asked real members of our community to share what local, independent bookstores and <a href="https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2FLibro.fm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Libro.fm</a> mean to them. We heard from readers and listeners far and wide, and were so moved by their stories and enthusiasm for bookstores. Their videos, and a compilation of many of the entries, can be found below!</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Wait—what’s Independent Bookstore Day?</h2> <p>Saturday, August 29th, was <a href="http://www.indiebookstoreday.com/">Independent Bookstore Day</a>—a national party that celebrates independent bookstores across the country. Typically held on the last Saturday in April, this year’s virtual and socially-distanced celebration was moved to a later date due to COVID-19. </p> <div style="height:20px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading">Independent Bookstore Day 2020 video winners!</h2> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size"></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Why I Listen to Audiobooks with Libro.fm: Amya" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/452331987?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“The community here in Oxford, Mississippi, of course is wonderful in its ways, but there are also places where I couldn’t stand alone [as a Black, queer, female in America]. But Square Books is one of the places I walk into, and there’s just light….I just bask in it.”</p><cite><strong>Amya, customer of <a href="https://www.squarebooks.com/">Square Books</a> in Oxford, MS</strong></cite></blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Why I Listen to Audiobooks with Libro.fm: Chris" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/452340707?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“I’ve been supporting [this] bookstore for a long time, especially during the pandemic. I’ve had books delivered to me. I’ve sent books to friends as gifts—both Libro[.fm] gifts and from Garden District Book Shop.” </p><cite><strong>Chris, customer of <a href="https://www.gardendistrictbookshop.com/">Garden District Book Shop</a> in New Orleans, LA</strong></cite></blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Why I Listen to Audiobooks with Libro.fm: Vanessa" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/452341068?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“Independent Bookstore Day is usually such a special day….Knowing that I can support [my local bookstores] by buying audiobooks through Libro.fm…makes it a little bit easier.”</p><cite><strong>Vanessa, customer of <a href="http://cafeconlibrospress.org/">Cafe con Libros</a> in Pomona, CA</strong></cite></blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Why I Listen to Audiobooks with Libro.fm: Talia" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/452340956?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“I’ve been going to Kepler’s only for about the last, maybe, year [as an adult], and…it’s kinda crazy how much it changed my life even though it’s only been such a short amount of time.” </p><cite><strong>Talia, customer of <a href="https://www.keplers.com/">Kepler’s Books</a> in Menlo Park, CA</strong></cite></blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Why I Listen to Audiobooks with Libro.fm: Jarett" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/452340910?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“Libro.fm and my local bookstores mean so much to me because those feel like the places where I can truly, truly escape into a different kind of world.”</p><cite><strong>Jarett, customer of <a href="https://www.tatteredcover.com/">Tattered Cover Book Store</a> in Denver, CO</strong></cite></blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Why I Listen to Audiobooks with Libro.fm: Valerie" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/452341015?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p>“It’s just a personal touch. I feel known and seen. [Phoenix Books] has an incredible selection—a thoughtful selection.”</p><cite><strong>Valerie, customer of <a href="https://www.phoenixbooks.biz/">Phoenix Books</a> in Burlington, VT</strong></cite></blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator"/> <h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading">Check out this compilation of many of the participants in this year’s video challenge!</h2> <figure class="wp-block-embed-vimeo aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe loading="lazy" title="Local Bookstores and Libro.fm: Real stories from real customers" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/451578037?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> <div style="height:23px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p class="has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size">Thanks to all our participants, to the Libro.fm community, and—most of all—to local, independent bookstores for providing supported and beloved spaces to explore a love of books. </p> <h4 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>Happy Independent Bookstore Day 2020!</strong></h4> <p></p> </div> <aside id="content-widgets" class="widget-area"> <div class="content-widgets__content"> <section id="block-25" class="widget widget_block"> <div class="wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-cc1d8a0fa86536dda5d6f36000fd7f13" style="background-color:#2f354a"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" 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