• Bookstores and Libraries

    Life in a Pandemic

    Barnes & Noble is slowly reopening stores to shoppers in a few states.

    By Corinne Segal  May 13, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Letter From a Bookstore Turning Five During a Pandemic

    By Kate Jacobs  May 12, 2020
    The Hub

    Now you can use your favorite indie bookstore as your Zoom background.

    By Julia Hass  April 29, 2020
    Bookstores

    Bookshop hits $1 million raised for independent bookstores.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 27, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    The New York Public Library might quarantine books to keep COVID-19 from spreading.

    By Corinne Segal  April 24, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    The only thing better than books is bookstore t-shirts that support booksellers.

    By Jonny Diamond  April 17, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    City Lights Books could close for good—and it’s asking for your help.

    By Corinne Segal  April 10, 2020
    The Hub

    A new app has details on how to support 600 independent bookstores right now.

    By Corinne Segal  April 9, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Michael Chabon, Alexander Chee, and others will read to benefit Bay Area bookstores.

    By Corinne Segal  April 8, 2020
    Libraries

    Falling in Love With (and In) the Library

    By Sara Martin  April 7, 2020
    The Hub

    Libro.fm is hiring 10 booksellers laid off due to the coronavirus crisis.

    By Dan Sheehan  April 6, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Powell’s bookstore brings back laid-off workers to fulfill online orders.

    By Jonny Diamond  March 30, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Bookstores Serve Ideas and People: In That Way They Are Essential

    By Lucy Kogler  March 30, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Walking in the City Before the Bookstores Closed

    By Bill Hayes  March 26, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Help unemployed booksellers, shop here: The Bookstore at the End of the World

    By Jonny Diamond  March 25, 2020
    The Hub

    Libraries that close due to coronavirus should keep the Wi-Fi on, says ALA.

    By Corinne Segal  March 23, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Help a bookstore, buy a gift card! #BuyGiftCards

    By Jonny Diamond  March 23, 2020
    Bookstores

    So, Do You Really Want to
    Help Bookstores?

    By Brad Johnson  March 23, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Bookselling at the End of the World

    By Stephen Sparks  March 20, 2020
    The Hub

    Big-hearted strangers turn Little Free Libraries into Little Free Pantries.

    By Dan Sheehan  March 18, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Bookshop.org to share 30 percent of each purchase with bookstores impacted by coronavirus shutdowns.

    By Corinne Segal  March 18, 2020
    Old Bookstores

    How America’s Oldest Bookstore Has Survived Across the Centuries

    By Andrew Belonsky  March 16, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    Update: NYC public libraries are suspending all programs and closing to the public through March.

    By Emily Temple  March 12, 2020
    The Hub

    The cutest feud on Twitter is between a parks department and library in Colorado.

    By Corinne Segal  March 11, 2020
    Libraries

    How J. Edgar Hoover Used the Power of Libraries for Evil

    By Alana Mohamed  March 4, 2020
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