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The library will be putting out light fiction and great summer reads for 2 euros each from June 15th to July 13th. Come in and check out the sale! We have books you can leave on the plane or beach or pass onto a friend, and what’s even better is that it supports the library!
When you come into the library, you may be faced with the question, “What should I read next?” The library has a huge collection (about 30,000 books!)… but which books will promise you hours of good reading?
“Books at Heart” will help you with your question. It’s a new initiative for book lovers, to promote sharing and feedback about books. Now you can tell everyone about the books you love!
Firstly, you’ll find a new noticeboard in the library, called “Our Books of the Year”. There’s already a small selection of truly excellent recommendations. It’s open to everyone… feel free to add YOUR book of the year. Spread the news!
Secondly, we invite people to “curate” their favorite books. A curator will promote a selection of books. It could be a genre (crime, historical, classics…), it could be linked to a country (Sweden, Canada, China…), or a non-fiction range (politics, history, cooking…).
And, we need volunteers! As a curator, you will put an information card on the shelves every month or so, to promote a book or an author. And you will organize a front-of-library display once a year. If you want to become a curator, contact Peter Bolos, Library staff member, at collections@ellia.org.
This is just the beginning for Books at Heart. There’s more to come! Stay Tuned.
You might be in Angers and have a little bit of time on your hands, so… stop by and visit the library!
Before you come check out the calendar and What’s Happening to see what events and/or activities might be taking place just for you!
