This month, there is an interactive literary exhibition, in a gallery in Hobart.
113 books are on display.
Multiple copies are available to pick up and read, to take over to a chair. Drinks and snacks are on hand.
There are various events, book club discussions, audience with authors, silent reading parties.
We visited the gallery on a rainy Saturday. Randomly, I chose a book, chose a page and took a photo of the text. Iβm amazed at the variety of content, prose, fiction, poetry, autobiography, even opera with music score.
I want to visit again and get inside more of these books.
More info at http://thepeopleslibrary.net
What a lovely exhibition. I clicked on the link and also like how they have made the website look like old catalogue cards! The colour arrangement is pleasing too: itβs a running joke in libraries that people will come in and ask for a book with no author or title but they know the colour of the cover! Occasionally we could solve it.
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It was interesting. I keep a list of authors and recommendations, I think I have been that person, asking about a book, story, not knowing the title or author!
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Ha ha! The other thing we used to get was students with quotes the wanted to use but hadnβt kept the reference. You have to be a bit of a detective in a library sometimes!
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Very interesting… and though provoking!
Are all the authors local? If not… maybe I can see my short story collection on those shelves next year! π
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I think they are all local authors, AJ.
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Good to know there are so many… and that they are being looked after!! π
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