What to do!

Visit each of the stores listed and make any purchase to receive a Bloomington Book Festival stamp! Once completed, drop off your passport at your favorite bookstore and be entered into a drawing to win a grand prize of a $500 gift card to Morgenstern Books and more! Unfinished passports will still be entered for a chance to win VIP tickets to the 2026 festival event!

PRIZES

Must get stamps at all 9 stores.

  • $500 GIFT CARD TO MORGENSTERN BOOKS

  • Certificate for a private bookstore experience at Caveat Emptor

  • and more

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Includes any number of stamps.

All participants will be entered to win VIP tickets (includes meet and greet) to the 2026 Bloomington Book Festival event at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater!

HOW IT WORKS

  • Pick up your passport at any of the 9 participating stores!

  • Purchase at least 1 item to receive your stamp

  • When completed, drop off your booklet at any of the participating stores by closing time Saturday evening.

  • Winners will be notified via e-mail or call by 10am Sunday morning.

  • 1 booklet per peson

  • Support your local bookstores and keep reading!

PARTICIPATING STORES

Knitting Romance

123 N Sale St, Ellettsville · Fri 9:30am-5pm · Sat 9am-4pm

Caveat Emptor

112 N Walnut St, Bloomington · Fri 12pm-8pm · Sat 10am-8pm

Friends of the Library

303 E Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington · Fri 11am-5pm · Sat 11am-5pm

Redbud Books

408 W Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington · Fri 12pm-7pm · Sat 12pm-7pm

Book Corner

100 N Kirkwood St, Bloomington · Fri 10am-6pm · Sat 10am-7pm

Steve’s Book-o-Rama

118 E 6th St, Bloomington · Fri 4pm-7pm · Sat 2pm-7pm

Vintage Phoenix

114 E 6th St, Bloomington · Fri 11am-7pm · Sat 11am-7pm

Morgenstern Books

849 S Auto Mall Rd, Bloomington · Fri 8:30am-9pm · 8:30am-9pm

Naughty Dog Books

76 ½ E Main St, Nashville, IN · Fri 11am-5pm · 11am-5pm