Say this for the pandemic: It's caused a lot of people to rediscover the warm, analog joys of flipping through pages while spinning vinyl on a lazy weekendβor weekday, really, who can even tell the difference reliably anymore? And Saturday, August 29th, 2020, is a double-shot of leisure-time goodness, as both Independent Bookstore Day and Record Store Day fall on the same day! And even better, Portland has a whole bunch of excellent local indie bookstores and record stores to patronize, whether you want to go there in-person or order online. Do your part to support local businesses this weekend by finally getting that novel you've been hearing about, or picking up that record (or tape, those are coming back too!) you've had your eye on for a while at one (or many) of the retailers below!
INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES
OPEN FOR IN-PERSON SHOPPING
Books Around the Corner
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Shopping by appointment only, sanitize hands upon entry
Broadway Books
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Shopping by appointment, face masks required, one-to-two people at a time
A Children's Place
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Shopping by appointment only
Cosmic Monkey Comics
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Eight customers at a time, maximum group size three people
Powell's City of Books
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Open for browsing in the Green and Blue rooms only
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing Like List
Wallace Books
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Shopping by appointment only, hour-long slots available
PICKUP/DELIVERY ONLY
Backstory Books & Yarn Like List
Floating World Comics Like List
RECORD STORES
2nd Avenue Records
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Limit one title each per customer.
Clinton Street Record & Stereo Like List
Everyday Music (Burnside)
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Come with a ranked list of titles, only one copy per-title, first-come, first served.
Everyday Music (Sandy)
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Come with a ranked list of titles, only one copy per-title, first-come, first served.
Jackpot Records
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Only six customers at a time, one copy per person, no holds.
Music Millennium
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Only 10 customers at a time.
