One-of-a-kind bookstore in NE OKC asks for help, faces eviction amid pandemic Share Updated: 5:59 PM CST Jan 23, 2021 Share Updated: 5:59 PM CST Jan 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> THE PANDEMIC WON’T LAST FOREVER. THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO COME OUT OF THEIR HOMES AGAIN SAFELY, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE WANT TO BE HERE. JASON: NAPPY ROOTS DOESN’T JUST SELL BOOKS. OWNER CAMILLE LANDRY TELLS US THE SHOP SERVES AS A SPACE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AUTHOR TALKS, TUTORING, AND A HAVEN FOR ANY GROUP LOOKING TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT. >> WE OPENED BECAUSE OKLAHOMA CITY DID NOT HAVE A BLACK BOOKSTORE, NOR DID WE REALLY HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES, WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. JASON: THE PANDEMIC TAKING ITS TOLL ON THE NON-PROFIT. WITH LESS FOOT TRAFFIC, AND FOLKS NOT GATHERING, THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN A PINCH FOR MONTHS NOW. >> THE COMMUNITY WILL LOSE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND FIND A BOOK WITH A PERSON IN IT THAT LOOKS LIKE YOUR DAUGHTER AND GIVE THAT BOOK TO HER ON HER BIRTHDAY. JASON: LANDRY IS DETERMINED TO FIGHT FOR THE STORE, SAYING THE UNIQUE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, ARE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER. >> OUR MISSION TO INCREASE LITERACY, TO INCREASE COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS, TO BE OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. JASON: NAPPY ROOTS NOW TURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FOR HELP TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. >> I’M GONNA KEEP THESE DOORS OPEN AS LONG AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, EVEN IF WE HAVE TO SELL HERSHEY'S BARS DOWN ON THE CORNER TO MAKE IT HA