You might be asked to wear latex gloves (and definitely a mask), but leafing through unfamiliar tomes and stacks of vinyl outside of your own home is once again a reality at many bookstores and record shops across town, thanks to the limited-capacity shopping allowed during Phase 2 of the city's reopening. That's good timing considering Seattle's gearing up for Independent Bookstore Day Past Event Like List and Record Store Day Past Event Like List this Saturday, August 29. While the events won't look quite the same as previous COVID-free summers, beloved local businesses like Elliott Bay Like List , Third Place Books, Easy Street Like List , and Sonic Boom are open for business, and others are continuing to sell inventory online. Read on for all the details on the currently open book and record stores and ways to support them (including which ones will have Record Store Day-specific items in stock). Plus, check out our complete Bookstore Day calendar for special events, and, if you feel like immortalizing this cooped-in summer of reading, get yourself an official Seattle Independent Bookstore Day 2020 t-shirt.
BOOKSTORES
Ada's Technical Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, takeout food and drinks, online orders, gift cards, subscription boxes, and Libro.fm partnership
Capitol Hill
Arcane Comics
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Current offerings: In-person shopping, online, email, and phone orders, curbside pickup
Shoreline
Arundel Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping (and shopping by appointment), online orders, and curbside pickup
Pioneer Square
Book Larder
Current offerings: In-person shopping by appointment and online orders
Fremont
Brick & Mortar Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, curbside pickup, online orders, and Libro.fm partnership
Redmond
BookTree
Current offerings: In-person shopping and curbside pickup
Kirkland
Collins Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping (and shopping by appointment), online orders
University District
Couth Buzzard
Current offerings: In-person shopping, food and drink takeout, online orders, plus a relief fund
Greenwood
Eagle Harbor Book Company
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, and Libro.fm partnership
Bainbridge Island
Edmonds Bookshop
Current offerings: In-person visits, online orders, and Libro.fm partnership
Edmonds
Elliott Bay Book Company
Current offerings: In-person shopping (and shopping by appointment), online orders, subscription boxes, and Libro.fm partnership
Capitol Hill
Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery
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Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders
Georgetown
Island Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, and Libro.fm partnership; plus special Garth Stein book signing
Past Event
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Mercer Island
Left Bank Books
Current offerings: Online orders
Pike Place
Liberty Bay Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, curbside pickup, and Libro.fm partnership
Poulsbo
Magnolia's Bookstore
Current offerings: In-person shopping, free delivery in Magnolia
Magnolia
Magus Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, curbside pickup
University District
The Neverending Bookshop
Current offerings: In-person shopping, shipping for email orders, plus Libro.fm partnership
Edmonds
Open Books: A Poem Emporium
Current offerings: Online orders, curbside pickup and poetry subscription boxes
Wallingford
Ophelia's Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, shipping for phone and email orders and curbside pickup
Fremont
Page 2 Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online ordering through Bookshop and Libro.fm partnership
Burien
Pegasus Book Exchange
Current offerings: Curbside pickup and free delivery in West Seattle for orders of $20 or more
West Seattle
Queen Anne Book Company
Current offerings: Shopping by appointment, online orders and Libro.fm partnership
Queen Anne
Secret Garden Bookshop
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders and Libro.fm partnership
Ballard
Third Place Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, and Libro.fm partnership, plus spend $50 on Saturday and get a free Bookstore Day tote bag
Various locations
Twice Sold Tales
Current offerings: In-person shopping and t-shirts
Capitol Hill
Paper Boat Booksellers
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, curbside pickup, and Libro.fm partnership
West Seattle
Phinney Books
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, and Libro.fm partnership
Phinney Ridge
Madison Books
Current offerings: Shopping by appointment and online orders
Madison Park
Magnolia Bookstore
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Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, curbside pickup
Magnolia
Three Trees Books
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Current offerings: Shopping by appointment, online orders, curbside pickup
Burien
University Book Store
Current offerings: In-person shopping, takeout food and drinks, online orders, curbside pickup, and Libro.fm partnership
University District
RECORD STORES
* = Record Store Day specials
*Easy Street Records
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Record Store Day offerings: RSD titles available in-person and online
Past Event
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General offerings: In-person visits
West Seattle
*Everyday Music
Record Store Day offerings:
Past Event
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RSD titles available in-person
General offerings: In-person visits
Capitol Hill
*Fat Cat Records
Record Store Day offerings:
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RSD titles available in-person
General offerings: In-person visits
Wallingford
Georgetown Records
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General offerings: In-person visits
Georgetown
*Golden Oldies Records
Record Store Day offerings: 10% off all used inventory
General offerings: In-person visits, gift cards
Wallingford
Holy Cow Records
General offerings: In-person visits
Downtown
Jive Time Records
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General offerings: In-person visits, curbside pickup, and free statewide shipping
Fremont
Light in the Attic Record Shop
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General offerings: Curbside pickup
Seattle Center
*Silver Platters
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Record Store Day offerings: RSD titles available in-person
General offerings: In-person visits, free economy shipping
Sodo
*Sonic Boom Records
Record Store Day offerings: RSD titles available in-person
General offerings: In-person visits, gift cards, merchandise
Ballard
Spin Cycle
General offerings: In-person visits
Capitol Hill
Sub Pop Records
General offerings: In-person visits
SeaTac
Wall of Sound
General offerings: In-person visits, shipping
Capitol Hill