Snohomish County Independent Bookstore Week
Join us for a tour de books to celebrate some of the best independent bookstores that participate in the annual Snohomish County Independent Bookstore Week
Rapid and ever-changing advances in technology give us the ability to access the entire world from the palm of our hands. While our smartphones allow us to do virtually anything (pun intended) from tracking our sleep patterns to ordering dinner, there are some things that a phone just can’t replicate, such as reading a book.
Well of course you can listen to audiobooks and even read entire books on your phone or tablet. But the feeling of a physical book in your hand: the distinct smell and touch of a crisp new book or the malleability of a well-worn book. The way the air lightly flutters through your fingers as you turn the pages. The break it gives your eyes from the blue light of the screen.
Books provide a steadfast reprieve from our endless connection to the high-tech world, and our brick-and-mortar bookstores are bastions of knowledge that deserve our support.
A few short years ago, some of Snohomish County’s independent booksellers banded together to form a week-long event dedicated to celebrating the beauty of local bookstores—and the result was Snohomish County Independent Book Store Week (SCIBSW - @snocoindiebookstoreweek).
There are nearly a dozen stores that participate by offering book fanatics a chance to nab exclusive sales on books and literary items, contests, prizes—including a passport and map with unique stamps at each location—and plenty of communion with other book lovers. The fun of SCIBSW culminates on the Saturday known as National Independent Bookstore Day.
In celebration of our Snohomish County indy bookstores, we’ve compiled a list of all the shops that participate in Snohomish County Independent Book Store Week.
For more information, including a map of each locations, access to the passport, and more visit 3rdstbookexchange.com/snoco-indie-bookstore
Happy reading!
Snohomish County bookstores participating in Snohomish County Independent Bookstore Week
Everett
Artisans Books and Coffee
1802 Hewitt Avenue
@artisansbooksandcoffee
Lake Stevens
Lakeside Books and Gifts
12424 20th Street NE
@lakeside_books
Marysville
3rd Street Book Exchange
1615 3rd Street
@3rdstreetbookexchange
Wit’s End Books – Marysville
|1530 Grove Street
@ witsendbookstore
Mill Creek
Hardcovers
4008 133rd Street SE
@hardcoverswa
Monroe
Main Street Books
110 East Main Street
@mainstbooksmonroe
We Be Book'n
19602 U.S. Route 2
@ webebooknmonroe
Snohomish
Uppercase Bookshop
1010 2nd Street (Look for the Log Cabin)
@uppercasebookshop
Stanwood
Wit’s End Books – Stanwood
10123 270th Street NW
@witsendbookstore
If you need fuel for your voyage for Snohomish County Independent Book Store Week, check out our Food & Drink Guide. No matter your taste, there are plenty of options to help keep you going all week long.
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