Big Day for Chicago Bibliophiles Coming Up on April 26 — Including a New Bike the Crawl Event for Cyclists
The crawl promises to be bigger and better than ever this year, with dozens of stores—including brand-new stores and old favorites.
As part of the nationwide Independent Bookstore Day, the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl is a day when thousands of Chicagoans and tourists find community and book joy while visiting over 50 participating area bookstores.
Full details are here:
https://www.chilovebooks.com/independent-bookstore-day.html
There’s also a new Bike the Crawl event for cyclists:
https://sandmeyersbookstore.com/independent-bookstore-day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2025 Chicagoland Indie Bookstore Day Challenge!
When: Saturday, April 26, 2025
aka, Independent Bookstore Day!One of the best ways to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day is the annual bookstore crawl (aka, the Chicagoland Indie Bookstore Day Challenge)! The crawl promises to be bigger and better than ever this year! Dozens of stores—both brand-new stores (such as Slant of Light Books in Old Town and Jarvis Square Books in Rogers Park) and old favorites (such as Unabridged and After-Words)—will be participating. (See the complete list at www.ChiLoveBooks.com.) And, yes, the bus tour will be BACK!
Again this year, the goals will be:
• Visit TEN stores in one day and get 10% off at all participating bookstores for an ENTIRE YEAR!
• Visit FIFTEEN stores in one day and get 15% off at all participating bookstores for an ENTIRE YEAR!
Readers are encouraged to post a snapshot of themselves and their Independent Bookstore Day haul on social media with the hashtags #TeamIndie, #ChiLoveBooks, #IBDCHI25, plus the hashtags of each store they’ve visited.
Some quotes from past participants:
“We had a great time discovering so many new stores!” —Grace F.
“Thanks for a great day full of great books! I can't wait to get my discount card and go back to them all again soon!” —Angela F.
“Thanks so much for organizing this. Our kids said it was the best day :)”
—Katherine A.Contact information: All participating bookstores!