#COVID-19 Updates

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Parenting During a Pandemic: Books That Can Help You Get Through This

Desperate times call for some outside help. These books might be able to help you re-center yourself and take a breather while parenting during a pandemic.

A Flowchart for Making Impactful Purchases at Your Indie Bookstore

Looking for ways to support independent bookstores through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond? Consider this flowchart for impactful purchases.

Fighting Back With Books: 5 Nonfiction Works that Challenge COVID-19-Inspired Racism

These nonfiction books about racism toward Asian Americans are all too timely as the COVID-19 pandemic incites xenophobia and attacks.

Virtual Book Events You Can Attend From Home

Missing your bookish community during these quarantine days? These virtual book events bring the convention to your home!

Prison Ereaders and Tablets Should Be Free During COVID-19

PEN America, ALA, and other advocate groups for First Amendment rights demand fees for prison tablets--a vital tool for accessing information--be dropped.

Bookish Virtual Scavenger Hunt Ideas: Social Distancing for Book Lovers

A literary virtual scavenger hunt is a brilliant way for book lovers to stay connected with their friends—and their books—during COVID-19 social distancing.

20 of the Best Free Kindle Books You Can Read in Isolation

These twenty great free Kindle books are available to read free on your Kindle through Prime, Unlimited, sales, or your local library's ebook collection.

Book Releases Delayed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Find out which of your most anticipated 2020 book releases are delayed due to COVID-19 -- and when they're coming out now.

Lionsgate Offers Free YouTube Showings of Four Popular Films

Lionsgate will stream four of its biggest films for free on YouTube for the next four Fridays.

Every Library Institute Creates HALO Fund for Librarians and Library Workers

The Every Library Institute has launched the "Help A Librarian Out" (HALO) fund to benefit librarians and library workers affected by COVID-19.