We are excited to announce that Elaine Hall, our Board Chair, will be distributing books for World Book Night! Here’s a simple breakdown of how it works:
“Each year, 30- 35 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers…After the book titles are announced, members of the public apply to personally hand out 20 copies of a particular title in their community. World Book Night U.S. vets the applications, and the givers are chosen based on their ability to reach light and non-readers…On April 23rd, they give their books to those who don’t regularly read and/or people who don’t normally have access to printed books, for reasons of means or geography” (from their website).
Cool, huh? Elaine will be handing out Lighthouse Road, by Peter Geye in WA. If you’re a SJSU SLISer participating, holler on our Facebook page – or add a pin to our map!
