Small Business Weekend, DOG MAN, Penguins, and more at Booked!

New Books, Old Friends, and Booked It!
Holy MOLY are we thundering into the holiday season here or what?! We have so many wonderful holiday books, toys, stickers and cards in store for everyone on your list. Also we got a sweet new table with wheels (omg, right??) to put it all on, which is almost as exciting as the stuff itself to us, not gonna lie. 

We can't wait to see you on Small Business Weekend, we've got a new DOG MAN coming out, author Jacob Grant is coming to visit with UMAMI, and more! Read on!
Small Business Weekend!
November 29 - December 1
INTRODUCING: BOOKED IT!
If you've shopped with us this year, you know we've been teasing a loyalty program for all customers, and we're delighted to launch it for Small Business Weekend! The details are: for every $100 you spend at Booked, you'll get $5 toward your next purchase. All you have to do is opt in and give us your email address. And when you sign up during small business weekend, you'll get a totally adorable BOOKED IT! button (up to two per family, while supplies last!). 

This part is important: even if we already have your email address, even if you have shopped at Booked since day 1, you've still gotta come in on or after November 29 to sign up!

GET A TOTE!
Anyone who spends $100 or more in a single transaction on Small Business Weekend can take home a free Booked Tote Bag of your choice (yes, we have two excellent designs), while supplies last. 

GIVE BACK!
We're taking donations through December 9 for the Mayor's Holiday Toy, Book, and Food Drive at Booked!

ENTER TO WIN!
No matter what you spend, everyone who comes in on Small Business Weekend will be eligible to enter our Big Holiday Raffle for the whole family: books and stickers for all!

FUN STUFF!
We had so much fun selling Blind Dates With a Book last month that we're back at it--only now, they come with some treats to enhance your reading experience! Our Small Business Weekend blind dates are all books for adults, and we can't wait to surprise you with them!
DOG MAN RETURNS! AGAIN!
Tuesday, 12/31
DOG MAN is back in the 13th book in the so-popular-no-one-ever-gets-sick-of-it series from Dav Pilkey! In DOG MAN: BIG JIM BEGINS, discover the origin of our beloved characters from the Dog Man series as they join forces to stop the Space Cuties from destroying the city. Will the past predict the future for Dog Man and his friends? Will goodness and bravery prevail? Can anything happen if you truly believe?

Get your preorders in at the link below if you want a guaranteed copy *with free gift* on release day! Or stop by Booked or call us at 847-868-8047!
Penguin Party with author Jacob Grant!
Saturday, 12/7 at 10:30am!
We love penguins, we love books, and we love books about penguins--especially when they are as great as Jacob Grant's newest picture book, UMAMI! Umami is a penguin who is sick of eating fish, so he explores tastes of the world and brings them home to his penguin friends and family!

Join us for a very penguin-y storytime and draw-along at 10:30am on Saturday, 12/7 with Jacob Grant, the author and illustrator of UMAMI!
Sunday Smut:
I'LL BE GONE FOR CHRISTMAS
12/8 at 3:30pm!
You still have plenty of time to pick up December's Sunday Smut read, I'LL BE GONE FOR CHRISTMAS! For fans of "The Holiday" comes a heartwarming Christmas house-swap rom-com debut in which finding yourself and finding love come hand in hand. Bee is living in Clover’s cozy Salem cottage, and Clover is living in Bee’s sleek San Francisco apartment... a change of scenery may be exactly what they need and more.
Booked Club:
THE SERVICEBERRY
12/11 at 7:00pm
December's Booked Club pick is Robin Wall Kimmerer's THE SERVICEBERRY, her first book since BRAIDING SWEETGRASS. It's beautiful and short, so we're turning our December meeting into part meeting, part holiday book swap, and part potluck! Join us!
LAKSHMI AT THE LAKE Storytime!
Friday, 12/6 at 10:30am!
Avani Chhaya will celebrate her new picture book, LAKSHMI AT THE LAKE, with our storytime gang on Friday, December 6! Anyone is welcome to join. Avani will read her book and sign copies, and Mr. Gus will lead a singalong!
HOLIDAY HOURS!
We're staying open late on Fridays! We're closing on holidays! Take a look below for our holiday hours through January 3!
There's a lot going on! Come check out all of our holiday books and fun stuff! Happy Thanksgiving and see you soon!
Abby & Betsy