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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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