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| MainStreet BookEnds in Warner, N.H., is offering curbside car hop service | |
In addition to services like free delivery and curbside pickup, many temporarily shuttered indie bookstores are finding innovative ways to serve their customers, spark engagement and keep lines of communication open during this challenging time.
"Parking Lot Pickup" is available at Books on the Square, Providence, R.I, "and we've got puzzles and games to help make isolation a little more fun! Plus any title in stock is available for immediate pickup! Give us a call with any questions!"
Dotters Books, Eau Claire, Wis., noted: "One of my favorite things about browsing in a bookshop is finding books that I've never heard of. If you're already missing that magical feeling, we've got you covered. We've created a NEW & RECENTLY RESTOCKED section and you can access it directly from our homepage--dottersbooks.com. So grab your coffee, pretend Mr. Rogers's trolley just rolled by, and enter our Make Believe bookshop! Luckily, the books are very real and if you live in Eau Claire they can be delivered to your door."
Print: A Bookstore, Portland, Maine helpfully shared a new measurement standard: "Proper Social Distancing = Nine Richard Russo Books." The author's daughter Emily Russo is a co-owner of Print.
In comic format, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, Wash., explained that "we are trying to adapt to the current situation, so we've developed some new delivery options for our customers."
At Loganberry Books, Shaker Heights, Ohio, "Otis would like to read to you a peacetime story."
The Raven Book Store, Lawrence, Kan., noted: "Because reading can help in difficult times, and because @lawrencelibrary is closed, and because not everyone can access the privilege of buying new books, we're placing a selection of free books outside our front door. They'll be there as long as we have 'em and it's not raining."