SIBA Bookstores are reporting a successful Independent Bookstore Day -- in some cases surpassing not only 2020's virtual version, but 2019's "normal" IBD as well:

"We had a great day. Folks were excited to see exclusives and seemed genuinely pleased to be out for an event. It was a bit out of our comfort zone to be promoting an in person event as we are not fully vaccinated but everyone was respectful of our rules and boundaries. I was very pleased with the hybrid in person/virtual tone that was taken this year. We had sales for exclusives both in person and online during the day and capped off with a virtual author event. We definitely have folks that support our shop from all over the country and it felt like all could be a part of celebrating our shop and indies in general this year." -- Michelle Cavalier, Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, LA

IBD was a big success for us in spite of the deluge of rain all day here. We were super busy, like more than Christmas numbers busy. -- E.Shaver, booksellers in Savannah, GA

Avid Bookshop in Athens, GA has not yet opened the shop, but celebrated virtually, posting to their customers, "TFW your long-distance-because-of-pandemic-related-reasons bookseller Julie FaceTimes with the in-store booksellers and gets to point at the logo she created for the National Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) initiative as well as the balloons Luis bought in homage to said logo. ☹ IBD hasn’t looked or felt quite right since spring 2019, but the booksellers’ thoughtfulness and creativity paired with YOUR support are making us feel grateful for today’s celebration."

Snail on the Wall had a busy day at their pop up location:

“Independent Bookstore Day was a joyful day at The Snail on the Wall. Our customers made a special effort to stop by our pop-up store to shop, but they also stopped by to simply say hi, tell us about their latest reads, introduce us to their family — all in the name of supporting their local independent bookstore. Some even talked other customers into buying their favorite books. We saw wonderful sales comparable to a Saturday in December, but more important, we connected with the people that are so passionate about the indie bookstore movement." -- Lady Smith, Snail on the Wall in Huntsville, AL