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Closed for

Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 12 2024

Local Author Visit

Christopher Lowe will be coming in for a reading and autograph session! April 20, 6pm-8pm

We will have limited copies of his book “Make Some Wretched Fool To Pay” but orders can be placed at our Bookshop.org page!

Past Events:

March First Fridays: Dragons

Local art reception Friday, March 1st 6-9pm

Come out and celebrate the Lunar New Year with our dragon themed night!

Art will be on display throughout March.

April First Fridays: Poetry

Local art reception Friday, April 5th

Come out and celebrate National Poetry Month! View local art inspired by poets/poetry!

Art will be on display throughout April.

Normal Hours: 10am-7pm

Freebies, giveaways, goody bags and more!

Enjoy special discounts at the checkout, opportunities to win different goody bags, check out our NEW merch, earn ARC’s (advanced reader copies of books) and more!!

Swing by for our FIRST Independent Bookstore Day!

Lectura de Poesia de Eliuder Frometa Estevez

Friday, April 19th from 6:30-8:00pm

Eliuder Frometa Estevez will be reading and signing books for National Poetry Month

May First Fridays: Out of This World

Local art reception Friday, May 3rd

Come out and celebrate all things out of this world:

May the Fourth Be With You, Free Comic Book Day, National Cartoonist Day, National Astronaut's Day.

Art will be on display throughout May

Children’s Book Week!

Stop by for a special reading and craft on Saturday, May 4th from 1pm-2-pm with local author Amy Skala Tischmann!

Jenny Bienemann is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Chicago.

Join us on Sunday, May 5th for readings and more from 1pm-2pm!

See Jenny at Yellow Bird Books before she performs LIVE at the Venue on May 10th!

June First Fridays: Cicada Symphony

Local art reception Friday, June 7th

Come out and celebrate some really creepy crawlers! It’s National June Bug Day and the Cicada’s are singing loudly!

Art will be on display throughout June

July Hours:

July 4th: 10am-1pm

July 5th-7th: CLOSED

August First Fridays: “Building Community”

Showcase Aurora’s uniqueness and awareness of community

Local art reception Friday, August 2nd

Art will be on display throughout August

Local authors will be outside during the Stolp Island Block Party!

September First Fridays: “Books!”

Local art reception Friday, September 6th

Art will be on display throughout September

Local artists: Show us your favorite author, illustrator, book…through your art!

Make a book activity inside the store!

October First Fridays: “Something Wicked”

Local art reception Friday, October 4th

Art will be on display throughout October

Local artists: Get inspired by the season! YBB will be showcasing its owners favorite author, Ray Bradbury! Bring us your “wicked" work!

November First Fridays: “Put A Bird On It!”

Local art reception Friday, November 1st

Art will be on display throughout November

Local artists: Check out the episode from Portlandia! Now, put a bird on it! Preferably our bird!

December First Fridays: “Winter Magic”

Local art reception Friday, December 6th

Art will be on display throughout December

Local artists: Show us what you find magical about winter!