{"id":52992,"date":"2017-11-18T11:24:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-18T16:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=52992"},"modified":"2017-11-18T11:35:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-18T16:35:07","slug":"join-lets-play-books-bookstore-host-author-extravaganza-indies-first-small-business-saturday-11-25-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=52992","title":{"rendered":"Join Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore as we host an Author Extravaganza for INDIES FIRST on Small Business Saturday, 11\/25\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Indies First &amp; Small Business Saturday &#8211; Join the Party!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore, 244 Main Street, Emmaus, PA 18049<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, November 25, 2017<br \/>\nSpecial hours, 9am &#8211; 7pm<br \/>\nGuest Authors, Specials, Prizes, Raffles \u2013 basically an all-around awesome day.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Play Books Bookstore is celebrating their 4th Annual Indies First &amp; Small Business Saturday kick-off-the-holidays event along with many local independent businesses, offering all-day fun and specials.\u00a0 Besides great discounts, raffles, and take-aways, Let\u2019s Play Books is also introducing Emmaus! \u00a0Pick up a &#8220;Get to Know Your Town&#8221; sheet at Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore, and visit new places (or your old favorites) to complete your holiday shopping. Over the next two weeks (Nov. 25 thru Dec. 10), visit listed merchants and save your receipt. For every receipt you bring to Let\u2019s Play Books, you will receive a raffle ticket for the chance to win over $100.00 in gift cards!<\/p>\n<p>On this day, authors and independent bookstores across the country celebrate INDIES FIRST \u2013 an annual celebration of authors urging their readers to BUY at INDIES FIRST!<\/p>\n<p>Special guest authors: Paul Acampora, David Howard, Victoria Jamieson, David Lubar, and Mark Magro<\/p>\n<p>Schedule of Events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>9am<\/strong> Doors open &#8211; early!<\/li>\n<li><strong>10am<\/strong> Story Time in the Cattic with Maddie. Enjoy coloring,\u00a0puzzles and free play.<\/li>\n<li><strong>11am<\/strong> Guest bookseller\u00a0Mark Magro, author of the young adult book,\u00a0<em>Surfacing<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>1pm<\/strong> Author extravaganza! Meet, discuss books, get a book signed, or take a photo with one of our guest booksellers:\u00a0Paul Acampora, David Howard, Victoria Jamieson, and David Lubar<\/li>\n<li><strong>4pm<\/strong> Members Reception: Let\u2019s Play Books members old and new enjoy refreshments and free books!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For information on Indies First visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/indies-first-2017\">http:\/\/www.bookweb.org\/indies-first-2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information on Small Business Saturday visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/us\/small-business\/shop-small\/\">https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/us\/small-business\/shop-small\/<\/a> \u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmallBusinessSaturday\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmallBusinessSaturday\/<\/a> @SmallBusinessSaturday<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the programs or events at Let\u2019s Play Books Bookstore, contact Kirsten Hess at kirsten@letsplaybooks.com or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letsplaybooks.com\/\">www.letsplaybooks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thevalleyledger.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F11%2FSBSFlyer2017.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 500px;border: none;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SBSFlyer2017.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nLet\u2019s Play Books Bookstore<br \/>\n244 Main St., Emmaus PA 18049<br \/>\nwww.letsplaybooks.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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