Public Nuisance
A loud, maniacal cry punctured the library’s air of calm and quiet, splintering silence into a myriad of broken pieces. Oh dear, Ms Davis thought to herself…
Library: a place to roar
This is National Library Week. This is National Poetry Month. Friday, April 19, is the National Day of Silence. Seems a lot of people are being very loud about ideas and thoughts. Librarians are often on the front lines of battles over civil liberties and social rights. Remember "Fahrenheit 451"? Some of my family members and friends are librarians. Share a story, real or imagined, about how loudly ideas can reverberate through a library.
Challengers
8 entriesWriting History
In the midst of the silence, white knight and dark knight cross blades. In a perfect circle described by stars and moons and seasons, the future hangs; it…
News Travels Fast
It was just a stack of pamphlets on a desk somewhere among the shelves in the Young Adult section. A child picked one up, and brought it to his mother. The…
Tangible Treasures
This story’s joyful journey Is a delightful dance between dusty tomes Though its evolution is one of tears and screams and bonfires So much and many treasures…
A Word
It begins. A word. Sleek and dignified, Seeping in through the eyes, Careering over the lips Into the world. A single word Humming noisily, Starting as only…
The World Began in 1995
If you have ever heard the furniture salesman/ school board president proclaim in a meeting, “We didn’t need computers when I was in school,” then you know…
Lionhearts: The Gentlemen
The lights went out. Percy flipped over. “Another day gone.” Byron turned. “And not a reader to be seen.” Ed opened a mistrustful eye. “And here we lie…
A Roar of Defiance (Day 106)
Sin sat like a man, her hands cuffed together. Black and red hair obscured half of her face, patterned in swimming diamonds, and so only half of her face…