Iowa Indie Bookshop Tour

09/28/2026

✨You can do it!!✨

Also, you can turn in your passports via the QR code on the back. 😉

09/26/2026

Hey travelers — there are 5 days left on our 2026 tour!

This is a perfect weekend to get more stamps.

Make sure to turn in your passport, bingo card, & murder mystery before the end of this Wednesday.

09/19/2026

Hey travelers — there are two weekends left on our tour!! The summer has gone by so fast.

Which bookshops are you heading to this weekend?

09/09/2026

Nos Books is currently closed until further notice today (9/9) due to power issues. Keep checking their socials for updates.

Power is out due to last night’s storms. Power may be back up by noon. We will keep you posted if anything changes!

09/09/2026

Due to power issues, Shelf Love DSM is closed today, Sept 9th.

DIVA DOWN (aka our power) 🪦🥺✨ We will be open normal hours tomorrow assuming the power gets fixed! Sorry for the inconvenience, if you would like to support the store today, please check out us out online at shelflovedsm.com ✨

09/02/2026

Hey bookshop travelers — the count down has begun!

You have 4 weeks left to get those stamps in your passport.

You got this!!!

09/02/2026

Hey bookish travelers — here is a compiled list of days our bookshops will be open for the last month!

All of our bookshops are open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays!!!

We know you love to plan your trip and hope this will help you. 🗓️✍️🚙💛

✨Reminder- please check each bookshop’s socials for updates near and on travel days. Each is a small business and life happens.

08/22/2026

Hey travelers — we are back at the Iowa State Fair today!!

Shelf Love will be in the booth from 2:30-8pm with passport stamps, buttons, and bookmarks!

Happy Fair!! 🐄🌽📚

08/20/2026

Prologue Books & W**e will be closed this Friday.

Friends, the bookshop will be closed Friday, August 21st.

It is move in day at Drake University, and I'll be in Des Moines all day getting my oldest settled into her sophomore year. 💙🤍

Normal business hours will resume Saturday, August 22nd. 📚

08/17/2026

Hey Iowa State Fair goers — we’re back in the Travel Iowa booth today from 2:30-8pm!!

HEA Book Boutique will be there! Say hi.

Bring your passport for a special stamp, grab a button, and a bookmark!

Varied Industries Building
Travel Iowa booth #348