Decatur looking for Book Festival volunteers

Volunteer applications are being accepted for the AJC Decatur Book Festival, which comes to the city Aug 30 to Sept. 1.

Hundreds of volunteers are needed to help with set up, book signings, sales and other activities. Stage captains, who will work with authors such as civil rights icon and U.S. Rep John Lewis, D-Atlanta, are encouraged to also sign up to volunteer at a Georgia Center for the Book event at the Decatur library before the festival.

Information: 678-615-0915 or sherry.jackman@decaturga.com.

ExploreAtlanta Labor Day Events 2013

About the Author

April Hunt

Homeless camp cleared but memories of man killed there live on

Atlanta attorney, Emory Law grad presumed dead in Texas floods

Suspect charged with murder in July 4 carjacking at Cobb apartments

Featured

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Georgia disability rights advocates fear weakening of U.S. accessibility law

Advocates worry the Department of Energy’s move could be the start of a broader effort by other federal agencies to roll back civil rights rules.

From boycott to ballgame: Baseball’s political All-Star Game saga returns to Georgia

MLB pulled the 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia over the state's voting law, Senate Bill 202. Now it’s back — and Republicans say the return proves they were right all along.

OPINION

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour pushes fans outside the norm

Preparations for the show pushed people out of their comfort zones — into new stores, new communities, a new style of dress, and in some cases, to visit new cities.