The Fox Theatre Institute and Georgia Public Library Service are once again partnering to send the popular “Fox in A Box” exhibit on a statewide tour of public libraries.

“Fox in A Box” is an interactive banner exhibit that focuses on how important events in the Fox Theatre’s timeline intersect with American history, the Civil Rights Movement, economics and the importance of communities. Participants are challenged to think about how communities come together to share an experience and to protect what is important to them.

Leigh Burns, Director of the Fox Theatre Institute shares, “The Fox Theatre Institute is excited to partner with the Georgia Public Library Service to bring Fox in a Box beyond the metro-Atlanta area. To know that the interactive exhibit and the film have a reach within more of Georgia’s 159 counties helps us meet our goals to increase the awareness and sustainability of historic theatres and cultural centers beyond our own home here at the Fox. We are grateful for the opportunity and growing our partnership.”

While hosting the exhibit, libraries will conduct immersive educational sessions for patrons using a history lesson provided by the Fox Theater Institute. The lesson takes patrons on a “tour” of the Fox’s history using a slideshow, video, and archival images.

On Oct. 15, the exhibit opens at its first stop, the Headquarters Library of the Clayton County Library System. From there, it will travel to 15 more library systems around Georgia going as far south as the Lowndes County to visit the Willis L. Miller Library in Valdosta.

“Through partnerships with organizations across the state, Georgia’s public libraries provide families with educational and recreational opportunities to spend time together while saving money,” said State Librarian Julie Walker. “The ‘Fox in a Box’ exhibit is another fantastic benefit of your free library card, and we're so pleased to partner with the Fox Theatre Institute in their outstanding cultural programming.”