Regional Indie Bookstore Passport Program
When: April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026
Price: $15
Recurrence: Recurring daily
What: Seventeen bookstores in the Southeast Wisconsin and Northeast Illinois communities are participating in this year’s Regional Passport Program!
Starting April 1st, pick up a passport from any of the participating stores and start shopping! If you visit at least five of the participating bookstores, you will receive our exclusive ‘I Support Indie Bookstores’ sticker plus a raffle entry to win a larger prize. The more stores you visit, the more raffle entries you get. Visit all 17 stores and earn a free tote bag!*
Here are the details:
-Spend at least $15 at 5 participating bookstores and earn a sticker, a raffle entry for a $20 gift card to your hometown store, and an entry into the main raffle filled with several books and other prizes!
-Spend at least $15 at 10 participating bookstores and earn one extra entry to the main raffle!
-Spend at least $15 at 15 participating bookstores and earn one more entry to the main raffle!
-Spend at least $15 at all 17 participating bookstores and you will receive a free tote bag* and a total of 4 entries into the main raffle!
-Submit your completed passport to any participating store by April 30th.
Participating stores in Racine County include:
*Arnett & Son Books, 3314 Washington Ave, Racine, WI 53405
*Reads by the River, 102 E. Main St, Waterford, WI 53185
*The Nerdy Word, 1106 Main Street, Union Grove, WI 53182
*Vintage & Modern Books, 415 6th Street, Racine, WI 53403
*10 winners at each store will win a tote bag; each store is carrying its own design; check the Passport Program Facebook event for frequent updates, including the designs available at each store and when each store runs out of tote bags.