programs

It looks like our literacy group has unofficially chosen "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" for the official novel of our community reading event. Over the past week the committee members have been posting ideas for programs to offer the community. Of course, these events must tie in with the book in some fashion.

I weighed in with my ideas yesterday. Not a minute too soon. I fired off an email to the group while I was still at work. The ideas shared by others were good, but not broad enough in scope. So, I suggested about ten different things that would reach out to a bigger portion of folks in our Town. The committee chair has yet to respond to my 'off the wall' ideas. My words, not their words. 

The next meeting takes place on the night of the Senior Awards ceremony for the oldest, so I'm not sure if I can  do both and keep it all together. Might be one appointment too many to try and keep.

Happy Tuesday.

community reading project

I believe our Literacy Council has narrowed the field to two titles: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.

I enjoyed both books and think either title would enable us to offer a host of events to the community. I know book clubs in the area have already read these books, but they are good enough that many might choose to read them again.

Trying to pick which one will be the ultimate selection is out of my hands...thank goodness. We had three committee members absent from yesterday's meeting, so the chair will collect their votes and let us know the final tally.

In the meantime, I have some emails to send to begin to garner financial support for the project. And I need to start thinking of programming for either book as well as YA and Children's titles that might be good 'supporting' reads.

half way thru

I'm only half way through the InDesign tutorials for the first course I am taking. I'm hearing the narrator's voice in my sleep. Believe me, that is not a good thing.

Today, however, may bring some actual work that does not include a tutorial. I may be pivoting to templates! Wowsa. The template we use for our Constant Contact emails is so boring and bland. My manager and I were discussing it and we may spend some time today perusing other templates and seeing if we can adapt one of the existing layouts they offer and incorporate the banner graphic we have to use.

In other news, the Literacy Council ad hoc committee met yesterday and we have narrowed our book choices down to three titles : "Guernsey Literary"...., "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet", and a book featuring Maisie Dobbs (I can't remember the title). I'm reading Hotel as I've already read Guernsey and four other committee members are reading the Maisie Dobbs book.

We meet again next week. In the meantime I have to contact the Library Director and see how much support I can drum up from them. I also need to contact the Friends. We are going to need money. Time to start begging!

Today is not my Friday.....sigh.  But, I think I will stick with only posting Monday through Thursday. So, when the weekend does arrive, hope it is a good one!

i'm such a sucker

Last weekend I received a phone call from a member of our Literacy Council. Our local council just received a national certification. To celebrate that achievement and the fact they have existed in our community for 25 years, a special community reading event is being planned for the fall.

The gal who called me is a retired English teacher from the high school my girls attend. She taught AP 12 for years and although my girls never sat in her classroom, I knew who she was. We had a lovely chat and she convinced me that I should serve on an ad hoc committee to steer this new reading event.

My first meeting is Thursday. All together now.....Liz is such a sucker. Yes, I am a sucker for reading, for books, for talking about books, for words....for it all.

Lisa...huge shout out to you.....at this point they are focused on just an adult title, but I am going to push for them to do adult, YA and children's titles.  Got any suggestions?

Happy Wednesday.