Library Calls Older Patrons To Say Hi
Libraries being closed during the pandemic hasn’t stopped them from finding ways to continue to help and reach out to their communities: Fort Worth Public Library’s staff is calling older patrons to check in on them. “Giving them someone to talk to, providing services beyond our four walls, providing them with online resources they can use while they’re sheltering in place,” Henderson said. “Just because we’re closed to the public right now doesn’t mean we have to stop the communication we have with them.”
Struggling Indie Asks For Help
People’s Co-op Bookstore, one of Canada’s oldest independent bookstores, is struggling to stay in business during the pandemic after having its doors closed for six weeks. “A GoFundMe page has been launched to help raise money for the bookstore, which had already been facing financial challenges prior to the pandemic, according to the fundraiser. ”
More Courtney Summers
Sadie was one of the best crime books of 2018 and now the author, Courtney Summers, is back with an upcoming thriller. You can check out the cover reveal for The Project, deets, and a chat with Summers: “My longtime readers should know that they’re in for a certain amount of devastation. And anyone who hasn’t read me, that’s something they can look forward to. [Laughs]”