The Woodruff Park Reading Room is an open-air reading room in northern portion of Woodruff Park. In partnership with the Atanta- Fulton Public Library, carts are stocked with a selection of books, periodicals and newspapers, with readings and programs at lunchtime. Movable furniture creates an intimate environment. The programming, publications, and environment of the Reading Room are available to everyone for free, without any need of cards or identification.

Hours: Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Reading Room will close in bad weather and for special events.

We are fortunate to receive donations of the periodicals, books, and newspapers that fill the shelves of the Reading Room. To donate, please review our donation guidelines and contact Cooper Holland at cholland@atlantadowntown.com
or 404-658-1877.

Book Donation Guidelines

The Reading Room is pleased to accept donated books that are appealing, clean and in good to excellent condition.

We are interested in hardcover books of these types: recent best sellers, fiction and non-fiction; books about Atlanta; mysteries; science fiction; biographies; history; current science; crafts, home repair/decorating; cooking; health and exercise; art/music; indoor and outdoor gardening; and children’s books in excellent condition.

We are unable to use and do not accept: encyclopedias more than 5 years old; hardcover fiction more than 10 years old unless the authors are still popular; textbooks of any kind; discards from any library; Reader’s Digest condensed books; magazines. The library also does not accept any books that are written in or highlighted, with missing or torn pages or covers, damaged in any other way, or that have been stored in a damp, musty environment.

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