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March Exhibit: Amanda Pitt
Our latest art exhibit has arrived — come and take a look before it leaves!
OULG Presents: African-American Read-In
The Oakwood University Literary Guild is holding a special event this Thursday, February 23 — an African-American Read-In. From noon till 4 p.m., bring your children, nieces, nephews, godchildren, or even just yourself to the Eva B. Dykes Library for some classic stories. See you there!
November 1-30: Art Show with Ruth Gonzalez
We’re setting up another student art show in the library! Ruth loaned us six of her paintings as a teaser trailer, and they’re absolutely gorgeous. We can’t wait to see the rest — and we hope you’ll drop by to see them too!
Children’s libraries: some highlights
What do you remember about the children’s section at your home library? Were there cushions to sit on? Colorful murals? A puppet theater? A Lego station?
At my home library (the Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City, Oregon), the children’s section was set apart with a shelf of six-foot-tall plaster books. The entrance was formed by another oversize book, spread open so you could read the pages as you passed underneath. There was also a small amphitheater with a beautiful mural of a dragon, if memory serves.
That children’s section has since been refurbished (beautifully, I might add — here’s proof). But it’s by no means the only children’s section that incorporated fun, quirky, colorful design elements to draw kids’ attention. As Goodreads shows in this article, children’s libraries have risen to the challenge with snack bars, oversized art, and fun reading spaces galore. Check it out!
Image credit: By Gbucknor (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons
Eva B. Dykes Library 