February 27, 2014

World Book Night

Everyone here is buzzing about the upcoming World Book Night initiative.  Our library was selected as a distribution point and we have ten book giver's (advocates for reading) registered and tagged to our library.

So what is World Book Night about?  It's about sharing the love and joy of a book, as in handing a free book to someone who has never felt that experience of the gift of reading.  This encourages literacy and appreciation for books. 

We held a reception for our book giver's (pictured below) and learned more about where these advocates would distribute their free books.  It was impressive to hear that books would be given at a free distribution center in a homeless area of Chicago, provided to disenfranchised teens, and handed to people in other areas where a book may not be a necessity or even on the grid, so to speak.

We hope to create an "aha" moment for someone who is a non-reader or "reader lite".  It is an honor to be part of an initiative that could create a new reader at any age.