Indigo Bridge Books is collecting love in the form of donations to Hearts United for Animals - Nebraska's own No-Kill Animal Shelter.
We will be accepting supplies and donations all day on Saturday, July 11th from 8 am to 11 pm.
For those wishing to donate money we ask that it please, if possible, be in the form of a check made out to Hearts United. We also accept pet supplier gift cards, figure 8 harnesses, Booda Bones, Kongs, and rope toys. We cannot accept food, greenies, rawhides or vinyl toys.
Every first Friday of the Month, Lincolnites come together as the local galleries open their doors to the public featuring new artists and their work. The Haymarket hums with activity and excitement.
Indigo Bridge Books likes to offer its walls to local artists as well.We are not a gallery, but do enjoy hosting new work from artists each month. We love having new pieces that we can appreciate and get to know throughout the month.
As well as adorning our walls with new art work each month, we also have live music on First Fridays.We provide healthy finger foods for our patrons and of course enjoy talking books with whomever is interested.
In June, we are featuring Kim Brown's work, a recent UNL graduate who has a great talent for painting.Our musical guests where the Mighty Vitamins who play an eclectic variety of music.So next time you are down in the Haymarket for the First Friday Gallery Walk, stop into Indigo and say hello!
Every week here at Indigo Bridge Books one of our employees has a chance to strut their stuff with our staff pick shelf.This shelf not only displays books from our wonderful selection, but it encompasses the personality of one of our staff members for a week.The shelf has had the personality of a "Vampire/Zombie/Fantasy Guru" Aja, a "Change the World One Book at a Time Go Getter" Adrienne, a "Helping Everyone in Need and Then Some, Lover of All" Abbey, and our "Philosophical Nice Guy" Dustin!Come check out our staff pick shelf each week to learn more about our amazing staff here at IBB and the books they have thought worthy to represent themselves.Coming soon.......My staff pick shelf!!
My name is Aja and I've been working at Indigo Bridge Books since its official opening in September. One of the best parts of my job is getting to do what I both love and excel at doing - finding out about awesome books. I chat with readers, writers, and authors on my personal blog. I'm in libraries. I visit other bookstores. I graduated from UNL with a degree in English (emphasis on literature). I love books and so I am so excited to be participating in the: 48-Hour Book Challenge
I am reading and blogging to raise social awareness for Hearts United. I think that they do wonderful, amazing work. My all black, female pug named Rumples was purchased from a reputable breeder who interviewed my family before letting us take her home. My boyfriend's family has adopted two Dobermans from Doberman Rescue. I cannot stress how important it is to avoid adopting puppies from stores. It only encourages puppy mills. I'm glad Cesar Milan has championed this cause. Read his take on puppy mills. I'm sure he'll bring more awareness than I can but I still felt compelled. Watch Indigo Bridge Book's events page to find out about another awareness project for Hearts United in the near future.
Please, please, please check out what options your town/county/state has available for no-kill animal shelters. Even if you don't want to or are unable to financially support them, keep them in mind when you see animals that are abandoned and you are going to call a shelter. Or when it is time for you to adopt yourself.
I just got home from the grocery store. I have fresh fruit, vegetables, water, juice, soda, and...no ice cream. It's okay. I can handle that. I've got chips and dip. I'm feeling good easing in to the first hour with some blogging.
First book up is The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. This has come much recommended and I'm finally taking the time to read it now. I'm imagining it as being a cross between The Village and Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix. I actually cannot think about either the movie or the book without thinking of the other. Of course, The Village, having its own monsters, seems more likely to fit this book based on the little I've heard.
I actually know next to nothing about this book other than it's YA, supposed to be good, sounds great from the flap, and is about to get DEVOURED.
I began working at Indigo Bridge Books early in 2009 and with the beginning of summer, I really delved into the world of coffee; the complexity and diversity that can be found in what some people may see as "just a cup of coffee".So here begins my journey and employment behind the coffee bar at Café Indigo.Everything I have learned about coffee thus far has been so fascinating.For instance, the difference between the method of brewing coffee and the way the bean is actually prepared makes a cup of coffee so much more meaningful .The menu can be kind of intimidating (at first,) but don't fret.There are a few things to keep in mind before you make your decision.Most of the drinks are made with espresso, which is a made to order, shot-sized coffee concentrate.You can drink espresso in a variety of ways. If you want it straight up, you would order an Espresso Ristretto.Macchiato in Italian means "marked" so you can think of this drink as a shot of espresso marked with a dollop of steamed milk.The Flat White is a drink from Australia which contains a shot of espresso in a 6 oz cup with steamed milk and very little foam.A Cappuccino is similar to the Flat White but it has more foam than the Flat White.There are many more great choices Café Indigo offers. You'll just have to keep up with the blog as I continue to update our readers on the drinks we serve.
At least once throughout the week I stroll past the doors of Indigo toward The Table and place a donation, a price at which I'm able to give with dignity, in the small, silver box and ask for a cup of soup. If unable to pay, I can "pay it forward" with an hour of service to the community at Indigo or elsewhere. This seems to be such a blessing as our country and world is in a recession and I'm also a poor college student. Although food is a necessity, I believe community involvement and social awareness is the most important rational when making the decision of where to go for lunch.
Never being able to make a decision no matter how small, I'm once again cemented in place as there are two wonderful soups to choose from. Hmm... Moroccan Tomato with a hint of peanut butter or should I go for something with a little more kick like Curried Vegetable Stew? Luckily, the volunteers behind the Cultiva coffee bar tell me I can come back for a second helping of bread and soup, enabling me to try both.
The soup is graciously sold at cost to The Table from The Cup as well as the sliced wheat and white baguettes baked daily from Bread and Cup. Just as the soups are always full of variety, so are the people that take their places at the table. Two long, black tables usually holding books are pushed together so we may eat wholesome and nutritious food together as an authentic community, including chatter from everyone within the walls of this local bookstore. Every weekday during the hours of 11:30-1:30, we as the people of the community have the opportunity to take time out of our busy lives to enjoy a warm cup of soup and connect ourselves with the very issues of hunger and poverty confronting society together.
Just back at Indigo after spending the week in NYC for the first time. I was there attending the BookExpo America, the largest book publishing event in North America at the Javitz Convention Center in Midtown Manhattan, right on the Hudson River. It was a wonderfully unique experience, being in such a huge space with so many book lovers, authors and publishers. People who would rather read than eat--perhaps explains why I had such a hard time finding an exceptional brownie. While I enjoyed my time in the city, and all the exciting things I got to see, I was excited to get back to Indigo. Honestly, working in a place that is here solely for the purpose of making this world a tiny bit better, provides real purpose and meaning to my life. During the short time I have been the Volunteer Coordinator I have been invited to be a part of and have been witness to some really beautiful experiences. They all involved someone just being available to make a small investment in another's life--maybe reading a story, or showing kids how to make a craft, giving up a spring break to put on a workshop for elementary students, someone joyfully buying books for children they will never meet, empowering children by helping them improve their writing and reading skills---this is what I am blessed to be a part of and would love to invite you to join me in. If you have just a small amount of time, even just an hour a week, there are places where your time would be well spent in the changing of futures. Call or come in and talk to me soon, we have many summer opportunities we would love to have you help us with.
I began working at Indigo Bridge Books early in 2009 and with the beginning of summer, I really delved into the world of coffee; 
