Octavia’s Bookshelf in Pasadena, California, has become a hub for wildfire relief, offering free supplies like food, water, clothing, and hygiene products to those impacted by the ongoing fires. The bookstore, usually filled with books, has been transformed into a resource center thanks to community donations and volunteers.
PASADENA, Calif. — Usually, Octavia’s Bookshelf in Pasadena, California, is filled with books. The walls are lined with titles on dark brown shelves, and customers can buy candles and other small goods, too. But for the past two weeks, the Black-owned bookshop has been packed wall-to-wall with supplies like bottles of water, hygiene products, clothes and food that are given away for free to locals impacted by the ongoing wildfire in the area.
So we have been able to take clothing and food and items to folks who are farther away, who don’t have cars at the moment but who need them.” Bookshelves have been replaced with food and toiletries, bins with packs of toothbrushes and other items were piled high in the 621-square-foot North Hill Avenue space. People have sent in donations almost constantly, with some driving from as far as San Diego to join in the efforts, according to Alta, a California-focused online news site.
WILDFIRES COMMUNITY SUPPORT BOOKSTORE RELIEF EFFORTS CALIFORNIA
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