Come celebrate Garden Party Books’s second birthday! On Saturday, October 14, from 10AM-5PM, we’ll have so many fun things to do: 1. A $1 book sale on the patio!2. A bookstore scavenger hunt. Complete it and get a $5 coupon for your next visit!3. Rochester’s Poet Laureate Jean Prokott will be at the Literary Help […]
We have eight local poets coming to read at Garden Party Books as part of the Agates IndyBookStore Tour, sponsored by the League of Minnesota Poets. League of Minnesota Poets (LOMP) will be in Rochester celebrating its “Agates IndyBookStore Tour,” the statewide book tour for their 86th volume of poetry, Agates. Rochester LOMP members Christina […]
On November 14 we are putting out all of the holiday everything! Christmas books, many in perfect condition, for kids and adults! Gift wrap! Christmas and Hanukkah cards! New vintage state puzzle ornaments! Needlepoint ornaments! Garlands! Restocked gifts perfect for gift lovers: book earrings, bookmarks, book candles, book tea, all of it! To get first […]
For Black Friday, get 25% off your most expensive item, OR get 20% your purchase of $100 or more! We rarely discount non-book items, this is your chance!
Get a whole grocery bag of books for $9! Plus lots of amazing gifts (photo frames, ceramic coasters, decorative ceramic tiles, flower frogs) are 50% off! You can fit SO MANY books in a grocery bag! And we have amazing books! Don’t miss it!
There are no longer spots in this class, but there are still spots in the Monday night class! Learn how to fold a Christmas star, a traditional Christmas ornament. We have all kinds of colors of paper, and you’ll be able to make up to 5 stars before the night is over! They make wonderful […]
Register Now! Learn how to fold a Christmas star, a traditional Christmas ornament. We have all kinds of colors of paper, and you’ll be able to make up to 5 stars before the night is over! They make wonderful gifts, gift tags, or beautiful decorations for your own home. These can be a little tricky, […]
Guys! We survived the cold snap! We need a treat: a 50% off all used books sale at Garden Party, this Saturday, from 10AM to 5PM!
I (Anna) have been feeling pretty hopeless about the situation in Gaza. I’ve emailed my reps, I’ve donated money, and people just keep dying and dying (Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages and more). Some of you have probably had similar feelings. Let’s join together to let our representatives know what’s important to us. Garden Party is hosting an event […]
REGISTER NOW! Come for a fun, chill evening making wildly over the top valentines! We’ve got doilies, we’ve got glitter, we’ve got floral washi tape, we’ve got fun scissors and punches, we’ve got plastic gems, we’ve got everything you need to make the Valentines of your dreams (and that could be froo-froo, dark and weird, […]
Rochester author and illustrator, Nic Breutzman, invites you to the book release party for his new graphic novel, Pill Hill. There will be copies of the book for sale, an author reading and signing, and a Q&A session. Pill Hill, Nicholas Breutzman’s darkly funny and utterly heartbreaking memoir, plunges the reader into a world of […]
Register Now! Learn how to make pysanky, Ukrainian Easter Eggs! This process involves dyeing eggs, covering the color you want to remain in melted beeswax using a tool called a kistka, and then dyeing the egg the next color. At the end all the wax is melted away to reveal gorgeous colors and patterns. This […]
