April is a great month! Not only has Spring (finally!) arrived, there is also a lot to celebrate this month!
First of all, April is National Poetry Month. Created in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, this is an opportunity to celebrate poetry and poets all month long! For more information about National Poetry month, please go to http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41 .
It gets even better! April 13th - 19th (this week!) is National Library Week! Older than National Poetry Month, this week long celebration of libraries, librarians, and library resources was started in 1958 by the American Library Association. You can learn more about this celebration at http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/natlibraryweek/nlw.cfm#nlw .
In honor of National Library Week, the SCC Library will be holding student contests, including a poetry contest and a library quiz with a chance to win great prizes like an MP3 player!
So what can you do to celebrate National Poetry Month and National Library Week? Combine the two by going to the library and checking out a book on poetry!
Use the library catalog to search for works by your favorite poet or, if you are still trying to figure out who that is, do a subject search for “poetry” for a list of titles to browse!
