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 Like List
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 Like List
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 Like List on Aug 29
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 Like List
Current offerings: In-person shopping, online orders, curbside pickup
Magnolia

Three Trees Books Like List
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
Past Event Like List Record Store Day offerings: RSD titles available in-person and online Past Event Like List
General offerings: In-person visits 
West Seattle

*Everyday Music
Record Store Day offerings: Past Event Like List RSD titles available in-person
General offerings: In-person visits
Capitol Hill 

*Fat Cat Records
Record Store Day offerings: Like List RSD titles available in-person
General offerings: In-person visits
Wallingford

Georgetown Records Like List
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 Like List
General offerings: In-person visits, curbside pickup, and free statewide shipping
Fremont

Light in the Attic Record Shop Like List
General offerings: Curbside pickup
Seattle Center

*Silver Platters Like List
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