Congratulations to Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, N.C., which celebrated its fifth anniversary this past weekend. On Friday, the store offered giveaways of signed books and posters as well as snacks all day and exclusive Bookmarks merchandise. On Saturday, it featured a special birthday storytime, which included arts & crafts, face painting, food trucks and a reading by Ellen Heck, author of A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation (Levine Querido).
On Thursday evening, Bookmarks hosted a small private event for volunteers, local authors, top customers and donors.