Community Involvement

This is what it means to be your friendly neighborhood bookstore.  We live here, eat here, play here.  We try to put our money where our mouth is.  Here's some of what we've got going on.

Seacoast Local

Tom helped start this non-profit group.  It's aim is to encourage citizens (you!) to be actively engaged in their community.  That means volunteering for an aid organization, or going to see local musicians, buying local art, and choosing locally owned, independent business over national chains.  This winter we are launching the Seacoast Local (H)EAT Campaign to raise money for home heating and food assistance.  Find out more at www.seacoastlocal.org

2% Charity Program

RiverRun believes in supporting the community, which is why we've partnered with United Way of the Greater Seacoast to provide a unique program geared towards building a better place for everyone.  Since January, RiverRun has donated two percent of its gross sales to a local non-profit whose mission supports affordable housing and/or homelessness.  The more you shop, the more money goes directly towards addressing one of the biggest problems on the Seacoast.  Recipients so far have included Crossroads House, Seacoast Interfaith Hospitality Newtork, The Housing Partnership, The Workforce Housing Coalition, and Fair Tide.

Cloth Bag Program

Save the planet, save 10% with our american-made, organic book bag.  It's like a frequent buyer's card that you have to carry around.  Buy our bag for $10, and get 10% off every purchase when you bring it too the store.  We get free advertising, you get a discount, and together we use one less paper bag.  Everybody wins!

School and nonprofit accounts

You might have noticed schools are a bit underfunded these days. We are proud to give a discount to schools and libraries.  We also give a discount to teachers who are buying books specifically for their K-12 classroom, because the sad truth is that teacher's spend a lot of their own money on this.

 We are also happy to give a discount to local non-profits who need books for their organizations.