Ink and Imprint hosts local authors and gives away prizes on
Independent Bookstore Day
[April 30, 2025] On
Saturday, April 26th, Ink and Imprint hosted several local authors for
Independent Bookstore Day. The event kicked off when Ink and Imprint
opened at 10:00 a.m., but the authors did not start coming in until
about 11:00. The authors included Jennifer and Emersyn Kieth, Kathy
Swaar, Alivia Byers, Nancy Gooding, Sara Whitney, Linda Charron, A.
Harper, and Dave Bishop. Each author was in for a period of time
throughout the day signing books and talking to people. In addition to
the authors being present, Ink and Imprint owner Julie Bates also had
several raffles and other things going on.
For every ten dollars
that someone spent throughout the day, they would
receive one coupon that could be put into a drawing for
one of several prizes. There was also a kids bookmark
decorating contest. The winner will get a prize, and all
of the bookmarks decorated are going to be laminated and
sold in the store. All of the proceeds from the sale of
these bookmarks are going to be donated to the Lincoln
Public Library. In addition to these two
contests/raffles, there was also a golden ticket hidden
somewhere in the store. Whoever found this ticket would
get twelve free audiobooks courtesy of Libro.fm.
Ink and Imprint also
had decorated cookies from Missy’s Bakeshop free for
people to eat. New t-shirts were available to buy. In
addition to all of this, the first twenty-five people to
spend $10 or more would get a sticker, and the first ten
people to spend $50 or more would get a free tote bag.
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Bates shared that she has a good
relationship with local authors, as books from local authors can be
found in most sections in the store. Bates labels these spots on the
bookshelves so people know the books are from local authors. Some of
these local authors come from communities in neighboring counties,
such as Decatur and Petersburg, while others are from Logan County.
[Matt Boutcher]
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