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Show LITERATURE POEMS BY TESS BYBEE GIVE A BOOK A HOME: PROVO LIBRARY BOOK SALE SUPPORTS COMMUNITY IN MULTIPLE WAYS Hit Miss Folded arms You bow your head But not to pray You hide your sickness. Silent harms That fill your bed But not to play A subtle thickness. Police Alarms That follow lead But not to stay Some sort of hit/miss. Chlorophyl The Night says: "enough of this" to me, and lays me to sleep on the grass beneath the trees. The wind kisses each leaf, going from one to another with no disruption of peace. An insect crawled on my sleeve, and pushed it's space into my space. I sat up, awoken and gently brushed it off, it caused no harm, but I was alarmed and could not go back to sleep. The leaves, they snored with ease, sighing in the wind, breathing out as I breathe in. Then: the emerald and the chlorophyl, the firmament, and the blades. I needed to be awake. A NOTE FROM THE POET: I started writing poems when I was 13, and ever since then it's been my passion. It's what helps me put things in perspective and it's a tool to express how I'm feeling. 8 I THE V MAGAZINE BY SIERRA WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY MARIE TEEMONT Travel forward and back in time, around the globe and beyond; probe the psyches of housewives, heathens and heroes; explore universal conflicts and everyday events. Books can take us places - they are like portal keys for journeys of the mind and imagination. On Friday, Jan. 27 beginning at 10 a.m., Provo Library invites locals to expand their own personal libraries with books from the library's book sale. The sale will offer thousands of books for one dollar or less, the proceeds of which will all go to support Provo Library's special events and summer reading program. Patrons will want to arrive early to the sale, which lasts until 7 p.m. The library's book sales are quite popular and lines become proportionally long. "It's a really good thing for everyone involved," said Courtney Lowe, Community Relations Coordinator at Provo Library. Guests benefit from the sale in more ways than might be expected, including acquisition of good quality books sold for almost negligible prices. However, guests will also be pleased to know that the proceeds from the book sale will help fund. In a way, guests will receive double for their dollars. Provo Library serves thousands of citizens with its programs. The library's programs include hosting beloved authors, free community learning classes and several highly popular weekly story hours for children. Provo Library, along with libraries in general, aid in leveling the socioeconomic playing field, Lowe explains. They grant access to books, the internet and other resources that many in the community may not have access to otherwise. "Libraries are one of the great American institutions," said Lowe. Lowe herself decided to begin working for the library because she wanted to make a difference. She formerly worked for the retail industry but realized she wanted to do more with her career than turn a profit. At Provo Library, she found her opportunity to help in good causes. Lowe explains that some of the library's goals are to "improve the quality of life in Provo" as well as to improve and sustain "literacy in the community. The more people that come and support, the better off we all are." Those who would like to expand their book collection and support the local library should come to the book sale this Friday, Jan. 27, located at 550 North University Avenue in Provo. Visit www.provolibrary.com for more information on the book sale and other library events and programs. BOOK SALE JANUARY 27 PROVO CITY LIBRARY 550 NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE 10 A.M.-7 P.M. THE BOOK SHELF tan COURTNEY LOWE Community Relations Coordinator at the Provo Library BY SIERRA WILSON Book Choice: "I am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak (award-winning author of "The Book Thief"). Review: At first Courtney, who works at the Provo Library, struggled to name a book that had impacted her greatly. Then it came. The book. She expressed surprise that it hadn't come to her immediately. She said, "Without this book, I might not be here." She then went on to explain how Markus Zusak's "I am the Messenger" changed her life outlook and helped her in a difficult period of life. Reading the book helped inspire her to want to focus on service more than self. The book chronicles the life of a young man whose life at first is not very meaningful—even bleak—but who becomes unexpectedly involved in a mysterious mission that heals and helps all kinds of lives, not least of all his own. Courtney says in some ways the book is like a modern "Les Miserables" in the power of its message to morally impact people. According to Courtney, "If everyone were to read it, the world would be a better place." For Courtney, the book's inspiring spirit seems to be in motion: on her computer monitor is a pink sticky note with the question: "Have you done something kind for somebody else today?" Another recommendation from Courtney: "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead (winner of the 2010 Newbery Medal). |