Check out these great reads about making and keeping local communities vibrant. Print this list and take it to your local indie bookstore for intriguing titles on shopping, eating and living locally—all recommended by independent booksellers.

It's also great for book groups looking for meaningful nonfiction reads, and for local business alliances to help prompt and promote local first activities. We've also included links to local first resources, including IndieBound To-Go, where you can find more ways to spread the Shop Local message.