Feminist bookstore Charis Books & More is relocating from Little Five Points in Atlanta, where it has been a fixture for 42 years, to a Victorian-style house across from the Agnes Scott College campus at 184 South Candler Road in Decatur, Atlanta INtown reported.
Elizabeth Anderson, executive director of the bookstore's nonprofit arm Charis Circle, said the home is larger than the bookshop's current space, with room for daytime events, reading groups and social gatherings. This will allow Charis to expand the scope of its current program offerings. The house will be updated to be fully ADA accessible, has a back yard, a large, free parking lot, additional accessible parking spots and has closer access to MARTA trains and bus service.
"We will continue to be the Charis Books and Charis Circle you know and love: we will continue to be a home for independent and marginalized voices, and a popular education center for intersectional feminist justice," she added. "We are working with an architect to make the space both functional and beautiful; a feminist gathering ground where we can plan and dream, celebrate and scheme, for the long haul."
Charis Circle will be raising funds to help with the move and renovations to the new space, Atlanta INtown wrote.