Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica—owned and operated by Palisadian Zibby Owens—is giving away books to anyone who has lost their home in the Palisades fire or has been directly impacted.
“While we’re giving away our own inventory, we are also working with publishers and other companies to give away new books in other ways,” Owens explained. “Scholastic will be donating 1,000 new books to our shop, and Reese’s Book Club will be sending hundreds of their book club picks to give away.”
The shop is also launching a pop-up “store” through February 2 for those who lost their home and need clothes, with new merchandise available at no charge from 30 brands, including Citizens of Humanity, Lingua Franca and Draper James.
“We hope our store can be a place of solace in this disaster, and that the comfort of a new clothing item or the pages of a book can bring temporary joy in a time that feels only bleak,” Owens wrote. “We will also be there for the community in other ways as the days, weeks, months and years go on, and will be part of our community in the Palisades as it rebuilds.”
For more information or to sign up for a slot to receive clothes—which is required—visit zibbymedia.com.
—SARAH SHMERLING
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