You're invited to participate in Cider Monday on November 28, 2016.

Cider Monday is a direct and delicious antidote to Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving. Locally owned businesses participating in Cider Monday will offer community members a warm welcome and a cup of delicious cider in appreciation for spending their dollars at independent businesses.

"Customers are promised cider and smiling servers that will not crash," shared Willard Williams, co-owner of the Toadstool Bookshops and founder of Cider Monday.  "As always, we'll offer personal service, advice and the opportunity to touch and try items -- with no logins or passwords necessary!  Join us in taking a bite out of Cyber Monday."

Cider Monday, already celebrated in stores from New England to Illinois, is now an international event. Participating businesses will be listed on Monadnock Buy Local's Cider Monday webpage.

Businesses that wish to sign up for this year's Cider Monday can contact Jen Risley from Monadnock Buy Local at monadnockbuylocal@gmail.com or 603-499-7950.  For more information about Cider Monday, please contact Willard Williams at The Toadstool Bookshop, Peterborough, NH at 603-924-3543 or books@ptoad.com.

Cider Monday is part of the Shift Your Shopping movement.  From November 1 to December 31, groups like Monadnock Buy Local advocate for individuals to choose local and independent businesses for more of their holiday purchases.