Fifteen independent bookstores across Northern Virginia, Frederick, MD, and Wardensville, WV are partnering on a special Passport program to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2024 next month. The Passport will introduce book lovers to more of our region’s growing bookstore scene, and offer them a way to celebrate with their favorites.

Each store will be celebrating on Saturday, April 27th with their own festivities, but each will be handing out this unique Passport. Shoppers then have another month to visit as many stores as they’d like to collect store stamps. Once they have visited 4 stores, they can collect a book prize. Those who visit 8 stores earn a tote bag. And, readers who visit at least 10 of the participating stores by May 31st can enter to win the Grand Prize. Pick up passports anytime at any of the following locations:

A Thousand Stories located in Herndon, VA
Bards Alley located in Vienna, VA
Birch Tree Books located in Leesburg, VA
Curious Iguana located in Frederick, MD
Fonts Books & Gifts located in McLean
Hooray for Books! located in Alexandria, VA
Hundred Acre Books located in Culpeper, VA
Middleburg Books located in Middleburg, VA
Old Town Books located in Alexandria, VA
One More Page Books located in Arlington, VA
Scrawl located in Reston, VA
Spelled Ink located in Orange, VA
The Open Book located in Warrenton, VA
Winchester Book Gallery located in Winchester, VA
Word Play located in Wardensville, West Virginia