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Village Books celebrates Independent Bookstore Day in The Woodlands

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Village Books celebrated Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 29, 2023 with discounts, giveaways and events.

View photos from the event on the Hello Woodlands Facebook page:

Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day national party that takes place every year at indie bookstores across the country on the last Saturday in April. Village Books, the local bookstore located at 9955 Woodlands Parkway in The Woodlands, invited the community to celebrate on Saturday, April 29 with a day of bookish fun including giveaways, discounts, a reading of The Postcard Project by author Maggie Lauren Brown, and an Art & Lit Project with Julie Verville of Ardest Gallery.

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Teresa Kenney, owner of Village Books, also presented a check to Karisa Holland for the “Ringing Up Kindness” event at the store held on Saturday, April 22 that donated 20 percent of sales and raised $266 for the nonprofit Southern Sudan Mission to raise funds to build a tuition free school for orphans Kindergarten through 6th grade in Ethiopia.

Teresa Kenney, owner of Village Books, presents a check to Karisa Holland for the “Ringing Up Kindness” event that raised funds for the Southern Sudan Mission; Photo by Jennifer Bruse

Village Books, a community-focused independent bookstore right in the neighborhood, opened in The Woodlands on September 10, 2021 and hosts a monthly book club, writing classes, book signings, and special events. Learn more about Village Books and upcoming events at MyVillageBooks.com.

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