Greetings from the Georgia Center for the Book!
Hope everyone who can is staying safe and healthy at home! Our thoughts are with those struggling to handle this pandemic right now. We are incredibly grateful to all the people working on the front lines in any and all capacities.
This is a time for communities to come together, and the literary community is no exception. We've loved seeing authors giving free online book talks or waving copyright rules so librarians and teachers can post readings of their books online. We know our librarians at DeKalb County Public Library are working hard right now to help create online content for everyone, as well as to promote and instruct their patrons on how to access and use their online resources. The library's doors might be "closed," but they remain full of resources for you during this time, as do the libraries in Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett. If you do not live in or around Atlanta, check in with your local library and see how they're trying to help. Supporting these local voices during this surge of online content is important and one way that we stay informed and connected.
We at the Georgia Center for the Book and the DeKalb County Public Library will be fine, and are looking forward to the day when we can safely serve our patrons in person again. We want to encourage you, if you can, to support our vibrant independent bookstore community in Georgia during this time of uncertainty. Books will help get us all through this, and they're there to provide them for us.
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but we highlight independent bookstores in and around Atlanta and some from across Georgia below and let you know what services they have available right now. Please reach out to your local store wherever you are if you don't see it on this list. Everything's changing by the day, so check the websites or social media pages of the stores for the most updated information.
If you're looking for podcasts to listen to, last week we recommended The Bitter Southerner's podcast, and this week we'd like to recommend "Dope with Lime," from the Lillian Smith Center (listen here). Learn about Lillian Smith's life, work, and continued legacy from scholars, artists, readers and more.
Now's the time to follow us on social media if you don't already, as we will be kicking up our engagement there several notches. We hope to provide you with educational, thought-provoking, and just plain entertaining content on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, in the coming weeks. Our community will remain strong.
Sincerely,
Ally Wright, Program Assistant
and
Joe Davich, Executive Director
The Georgia Center for the Book
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