World Book Night Returns!

Hey Book Lovers!  It's time to get ready to share your passion!

World Book Night 2014 is already in the works, with titles having been released this past week and applications to be a Book Giver are open!

In case you've not yet experienced it, here's the long (in short) about World Book Night: each year, readers from around the country nominate books that they have loved and the top 35 most recommended books then go back to the presses and get snazzy new covers that mark them as a World Book Night title.  Meanwhile, Book Lovers (such as yourself--hint hint) are busily signing up online, all over the country, to be Book Givers.  You'll ask for your top three choices of the above-mentioned books.  Early next year, you'll pick where you want to pick up your box of books and then, magically, a box will arrive at that place with your name on it and 20 copies of one of your top three picks.  You, then, my devoted readers, will go out into the community on April 23 and give away the books, for free, to anyone willing to try them out!

The idea behind World Book Night is to get books into the hand of people who might not have books of their own, or people who are less inclined to read.  The beauty of the book nominating system is that all these books have been selected by other readers--think of them as the Best of the Best in the People's Choice Awards.  

If you're ready to get involved, go here to fill out the application to be a Book Giver.  Want to know more about World Book Night?  Check out the website to learn all about the story behind this great annual event. And if you're simply ready to read every single book on the list, give the Ask Here Desk at the library a call at 355-2730 and we'll help you get your hands on them.

Happy Reading!

World Book Night 2013--It's Time!!!

Remember last January, when we started talking about the first World Book Night that would be held in the US?  Great news! The event was a huge success, and the publishing industry is excited to bring it back for a second year.  And it's officially time to get World Book Night 2013 under way!  As of today, the application to be a book giver is available online.
For those of you who missed it, World Book Night is an event sponsored by publishers where volunteers are given boxes with 20 copies of a book that are theirs to give away.  The goal is to get a great book into the hands of someone who might not otherwise own a book, and in doing so, hopefully spread the love of reading.
If you have any questions, feel free to call the Reference Desk at 355-3720 or check out the WBN Frequently Asked Questions page.

World Book Night -- Sign Up Deadline Extended!

Hey Everybody!

If you wanted to sign up to volunteer to be a book giver on World Book Night, but just haven't found the time, I have good news! The deadline has been extended to February 7th!!

To fill out an application to be a book giver, click here. If there's an easier way to share a book you love with as many people as possible, I haven't found it!

Happy Reading!

World Book Night

Hey Everybody!

Coolest thing coming down the pipes! Have you heard about World Book Night? It was a big success in the UK last year, where volunteers were given 20 copies of a book title and sent out to distribute them to citizens in the community. And this year, publishers in the US are banding together to try it out here!

Here's the website with information about World Book Night and how it all works. And here is the list of titles that will be given away on World Book Night in the U.S.

But quite possibly most important, here is the page where you go to sign up to be a book giver! By volunteering, you commit to spending some time on April 23, passing out free copies of the book that you selected from the above list. The week before April 23, there will be a party in the area (we are hoping here at Herrick, but the good folks at WBN will let us know in advance where the local pick-up point will be) where you'll be able to pick up your box of books and get ready to give them away!

Coolness, right?

Help spread the word so that Holland can be a player in this project and--as always--

Happy Reading!!