The Alice Walker mini-musuem sits to the right of the door inside the library and features a variety of signed books, books to read, history on Walker’s life, and a desk to write at. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Citizens gathered in the library to listen to several speakers who contributed to the museum. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
A visitor to the museum reads about Alice Walker visiting the local library and how she impacted local children during her visit. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Georgia Writers Museum Executive Director Melissa Swindell and Eatonton-Putnam County Library Manager Abrielle Boatfield stand in front of the writing desk inside the minimuseum. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
Alice Walker’s written comment about the museum was displayed beside a painting of her childhood church. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff
The Eatonton-Putnam County Library (EPCL) unveiled on Oct. 3, its new Alice Walker Mini-Museum, featuring the life and works of Eatonton native Alice Walker. In 1983 Walker became the first African American woman ever to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, in recognition of her famous novel The Color Purple.
Walker grew up in Eatonton, where she attended Butler-Baker H...
