For #BookstoreDay, we put out a call to share what local bookstores and http://Libro.fm"> http://Libro.fm  mean to you. Here& #39;s what you had to say. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💞" title="Drehende Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Drehende Herzen">⁠ ⁠
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Reply with your local bookstore and share why you love them! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⤵️" title="Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Nach rechts zeigender Pfeil mit Krümmung nach unten">

And celebrate today with us: http://libro.fm/ibd ">https://libro.fm/ibd"...

We heard from readers and listeners far and wide, and were so moved by their stories and enthusiasm for bookstores.

Sharing the winning picks in this thread, as well as on our blog: https://blog.libro.fm/ibd-2020/ ">https://blog.libro.fm/ibd-2020/...

“The community here in Oxford, Mississippi . . . is wonderful in its ways, but there are also places where I couldn’t stand alone [as a Black, queer, female in America]. But @SquareBooks is one of the places I walk into, and there’s just light.” —Amya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHsd2xh_k1A">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

“Independent Bookstore Day is usually such a special day . . . Knowing that I can support [my local bookstores] by buying audiobooks through Libro . . . makes it a little bit easier.” —Vanessa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4MvSD6lYGw">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

“It’s just a personal touch. I feel known and seen. @PhoenixBooksVT has an incredible selection—a thoughtful selection.” —Valerie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzYORrxnNnM">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

“Librofm 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.” —Jarett, customer of @TatteredCover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KugJ--EEN_E">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

“I’ve been going to @Keplers 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.” —Talia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98zpDMC61aw">https://www.youtube.com/watch...