As most of you know, 2019 is the
200th anniversary for the state of Alabama. We are promoting this
fact for adults through programming such as the Adult Reading Challenge and the
DPL Summer Series, and for children through the Summer Reading Program. We are
also using our social media to highlight events in the community and fun places
to visit in our state. Don’t forget when
you are in the Library to go by the Youth Services desk and vote in the Alabama
Madness contest on the bulletin board to the right as you enter the Youth
Services department.
We also have a display about
Alabama Trails in the display case on the Cherry Street side of the Main area.
We started the display to promote the Alabama Literary Trail, books and authors
being near and dear to our hearts, but found there are a lot of types of trails
in Alabama. When we started looking at the Literary Map of Alabama, we found
some of our favorite Alabama authors were not represented. You will find some
local favorites were added. So check out
the display and see if you think we should add anyone else.
There is also an Alabama Literary
Quiz you can take. The questions are posted on top of the display case, as well
as the answer sheets and the box in which to drop them. If you get all 16
questions correct you will be entered in a drawing to win a DPL swag bag with a
$5.00 gift card for the Friends Used Book Sale Room! Here’s a hint: all of the answers for the
questions can be found in the display.
The June task for the Adult
Reading Challenge it is to read one of the
authors who was here for the Readers and Writers Jubilee on June 8th.
The list of eligible authors: Linda
Howard, Linda Winstead Jones, Bambi Lynn, Betty Bolte, Bonnie Gardner, Carolyn
Price, John Davis, TJ Penn, Carla Swafford, Kay Cagle, Greg Richter, Nancee
Cain, Gayle Young, Laura Hunter, Marilyn Baxter, Peggy Towns, Wheeler Pounds,
MJ Bosher, Cindy Shaneyfelt, Alicia Hunter Pace, and Leslie Scott.
Happy Reading!
