Go ahead and write in these library books. Maybe leave a note for the next patron or a suggestion for their next read. Draw something too if you're feeling creative and tell your friends to do the same. Have you ever heard of a librarian encouraging such behavior!? Defacing library materials, madness!
But a blank journal is just a waste don't you think? These books are here for our patrons to share their stories and creative talents. So go ahead, take that pen or pencil and express yourself. It's a unique opportunity to add a little something of yourself to a living, growing collection and to engage with your community. I'd love to have your stories and many others in our new Community Journals collection!
Currently, we have eight circulating journals, each with a different theme or focus:
Creative Writing
Family History
Grief / Loss
Hopes, Dreams, Prayers
Local History
Recipes / Cooking / Baking
Recommendations / Reviews
Travel
Each journal comes with a cover sheet explaining the theme and guidelines for
content. Patrons are encouraged to read previous entries but should not alter or modify them. Patrons are also encouraged to limit their entries to around 5 pages per check out to ensure that journals don't become one individual's personal diary. All entries will be reviewed by library staff and content that is determined to be vulgar, hateful, or unsuitable for a wide range of readers may be removed.
When these journals are full, we'll catalog them into our non-fiction so they can circulate as a piece of local history. That means if you've contributed to any of the journals, you'll have your work in a library. How many people can say that?
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