Bookstores Helping Bookstores July 29th
A fundraising effort for Vermont bookstores affected by the recent flood
Montpelier, Vt. — Vermont members of the New England Independent Bookstore Association (NEIBA) announce “Bookstores Helping Bookstores,” a fundraising effort to help Bear Pond Books of Montpelier and Next Chapter Bookstore of Barre, both member bookstores that were devastated in the recent FEMA declared disaster flood in central Vermont.
On Saturday, July 29, 2023, the following seventeen businesses pledge to donate proceeds of their sales to help Bear Pond and Next Chapter rebuild:
Bartleby’s Books, Wilmington
Bear Pond Books, Stowe
Bennington Bookshop, Bennington
The Book Nook, Ludlow
The Bookstore, Brandon
Bridgeside Books, Waterbury
Eloquent Page, St. Albans
Everyone’s Books, Brattleboro
Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne
Phoenix Books, Burlington
Phoenix Books, Essex
Phoenix Books, Rutland
Norwich Bookstore, Norwich
Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury
Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls
Yankee Bookshop, Woodstock
+ Rootstock Publishing, Montpelier
As a small publisher, Rootstock Publishing is donating sales from books purchased on their website between July 18 and August 18th.
“When the flood hit, we knew we had to do something to help our neighboring bookstores,” said Becky Dayton, of Middlebury’s The Vermont Book Shop. “NEIBA is a wonderful organization that fosters a vital and supportive bookselling community, and members truly value the importance of keeping our local stores alive. This shared value and our special Vermont Bookstore unity is why we’re holding this fundraiser for Bear Pond Books and Next Chapter Bookstore,” she said.
Please support your independent bookstore on July 29th, and thanks for keeping Vermont #BookstoreStrong!