Calgary Bookstores

Start your own bookstore.

A shelf in a cafe. A pop-up at the farmers market. Six neighbours and one book a month. A reading night in the back room. Calgarians start these all the time, and anyone can. Here is how.

1. 1
   Pick what kind

   A bookstore, a pop-up, a book club or a reading series. Small is fine. Most start with one shelf or one night a month.

2. 2
   Name it

   Something people can say out loud and remember. Your street or your neighbourhood in the name helps neighbours find you.

3. 3
   Say how people join

   Where you meet and when, or the address and hours, or the link if you meet online. Be specific. "Second Tuesday, 7 pm, the back room at the cafe" beats "monthly".

4. 4
   Post it

   Fill in the page. A real person reads it, usually within a day, and then it goes live with its own page and a spot in the directory.