It's a Poetry Palooza

In honor of our two favorite April celebrations—National Poetry Month and National Library Week—Davis Library is featuring a “Poetry Palooza” interactive display that will last until the end of the month. In addition to having fun, our goal is to recognize the transformative power of both words and libraries.

Sample "Poetry Stations" located on Davis Library's Main Floor

For the occasion six different “poetry stations” are located at various points on the Davis Library’s Main Floor. Library visitors are encouraged to use each of these activity centers to produce and display their own poems. Beginning at 8:30 AM on Monday, April 18, 2016 the Friends of the Davis Library is hosting a “Poets’ Tea & Morning Coffee” where everyone is welcome to share in some refreshments and readings of their favorite poetry creations.  Of course, participants are also encouraged to read someone else’s poetry as well!

 

Help revive the "Atwood Review!"

Want to get your work published?

Davis Library is also using the event to help promote the Jenkins Center for Student Success’s revival of the Atwood Review, a literary magazine originally printed and distributed by the university in the 1980-1990s. Submissions are being accepted throughout the spring and summer for the fall 2016 debut issue. For more complete details on the new and improved Atwood Review, contact Dr. Stephanie Alexander, Student Success Director, at 1.800.282.7201, ext. 7366.

Original publications of "Atwood Review" are available in Davis Library's General Collection

For more information on Davis Library’s “Poetry Palooza,” just… “Ask Us!”

Whole New (Both the Mulch & NLW Are Here!) View

View of Davis Library around 3:45 PM Monday 4.15.15

We're still celebrating the arrival of spring here at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College. It's that time of year when the ground-keeping crew is busier than usual making sure we look good on the outside. And, it's that time of year when Davis Library is busier not only helping students complete research assignments and prepare for final exams, but also with some of its favorite outreach activities.

April 12-18 is National Library Week (NLW), an annual event sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) that draws attention to the valuable role libraries, librarians and other library workers play in their community. This year, the same week is used by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to celebrate the Week of the Young Child (WOYC), an annual event honoring young children as well as their educators and caregivers. Then, the whole month of April is recognized as National Poetry Month, which was founded by the Academy of American Poets in 1996.

To acknowledge all of these occasions, Davis Library put up some special displays on the library’s Main Floor. A small exhibit of artwork created preschool-aged children attending the Rio GrandeChild Development Center now hangs near the Davis Library’s Juvenile Collection, which offers both Children and Young Adult Literature books. Close-by is a small display of poetry books for children, many of which are award-winning titles.

Across the way is another display of poetry books. This time, the books featured our from our General Collection, items available for check-out that are normally located in the “2^nd Floor Stacks” area on the library’s Top Floor.

This particular display offers information on an upcoming Poetry Café & Coffee House program being presented by the Friends of the Davis Library and the university’s Acting I (THR 12302) class. This “Open Mike” event begins around 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015 and everyone is welcome to come drink coffee and share their favorite poems with us.  

Need a poem to read? No problem. We have one last display on the floor featuring more poetry books from our General Collection and also a “Poetree” filled with bookmarks each of which have different poem by a famous poets printed on it. Feel free to take and keep a bookmark with you.

Have any questions about this week’s activities? Please don’t hesitate to “Ask Us!”

Another (Poem In Your Pocket Day) Viewpoint

View of Davis Library's grounds around 10 AM Thursday 4.24.14

It's all I have to bring today (26)

  by Emily Dickinson

 

It's all I have to bring today—
This, and my heart beside—
This, and my heart, and all the fields—
And all the meadows wide—
Be sure you count—should I forget
Some one the sum could tell—
This, and my heart, and all the Bees
Which in the Clover dwell.

- See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19018#sthash.f8cbXPKC.dpuf

Happy National Poetry Month!

It’s Poem in Your Pocket Day!  Select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others throughout the day.

Need a Poem for Your Pocket?

Davis Library at the University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande has some available on its Main Floor in the lounge area near the Circulation Desk. 

 

Pick up a poem today!

Then, Poets.org (Academy of American Poets) has Poems for Every Occasion available through their Website. 

Need more help?  Just… “Ask Us!”