by Robin Wood, Social Media Coordinator

The winter holiday season is always hectic, but also hopefully joyful, busy with sharing books and products we love with our customers and celebrating indie bookstores as vibrant, unique gathering spaces. It’s also a chance to show our stores off on social media.

At SIBA, we’ve loved seeing these glimpses of stores and communities. At Novelette Booksellers in Nashville, TN, a whimsical display celebrates snowy weather. At Pressed LKLD in Lakeland, FL, the vibe is cozy and festive. Check out their recent Instagram reel for Small Business Saturday.

At Books & Books @ The Studios in Key West, FL, they’re getting ready for Hanukkah.

At Burke’s Book Store in Memphis, TN, Brave + Kind Bookshop in Decatur, GA, Page 158 Books, in Wake Forest, NC, San Marco Books in Jacksonville, FL, The Bookshelf in Thomasville, GA, and E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah, GA, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Don’t miss the reel of Page 158 celebrating the annual lighting of the leg lamp and check out The Bookshelf’s Tik Tok channel.

The Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, VA created a dynamic series for their year-end staff picks, Righton Books, in Saint Simons Island, GA shared a photo from a book club holiday get together, and Read It Again Books in Suwanee, GA created a fun display of local gift ideas.

Share your social media with us by using #SIBAbooksellers and mentioning us @siba_books on Instagram (all the handles on the pictures are Instagram), or @SouthernIndependentBooksellersAlliance on Facebook. We will reshare some of your posts on SIBA’s social media or on the customer-facing Southern Bookseller Review social media (@southernbooksellerreview on Instagram and @readermeetwriter on Facebook).