Street Books Wins A Prize!
We recently learned that Street Books has been awarded an Innovations in Reading Prize by the National Book Foundation. We are thrilled to be chosen. Read more about the award, and the four other winners, and stay tuned to Street Books as we get ready to launch our summer shifts, beginning June 2nd. Thanks again to everyone for your support.
Documentary in the Making
Local documentary filmmaker Travis Shields has been visiting the street library to get some film, and he's hoping to get a short documentary about us edited in time to submit to the NW Film Center. Check out his new blog, which features a photo of me taking a picture of Pamela. I'll let you know if his documentary is selected -- then we can all meet and watch it on the big screen.
Guest Librarian Sue Zalokar Reports
Sue took the shift on Saturday at the Park Blocks, and reports that she had no less than eight (!) people waiting for her when she biked up. Many patrons returned books and checked out new ones, and new faces stopped in to see what was going on. Please have a look at Sue's great blog post here, to get a flavor of her day: http://suezalokar.com/adventures/you_cant_always_tell_a_book_by_its_cover_
Roxie Bumped Into Us at Skidmore Fountain
Said, "Hey, I didn't know you'd be here during the week!" She'd finished the James Patterson book she checked out on Saturday, and later, just before I packed up for the day, she came back and checked out another. This time her dog wasn't so shy for the camera. She said she'd see me Saturday at the Park Blocks, to return both books.
Dave Got One For His Girlfriend, Too
He went with a novel by Tony Hillerman, set on a Navajo reservation, and a collection of Native American writing.
Glen Went With James Patterson
His VA benefits had just been cancelled, and he was trying to figure out what to do.
Ajax Was Psyched to Find Obama
He said he'd been meaning to read Dreams of My Father, and there it was for him in the library's collection. He said he really likes Michelle Obama, and he shook his head and said "Just wish she could have been friends with Lady Diana, you know? What a pair they'd make..." I asked him why he was a fan of Diana's and he said that she was just a normal person thrust into a formal, royal situation. When really, all she wanted was a hamburger. "She sent her people out to get her a regular hamburger," Ajax said. "She did that sometimes."
