Altered Books This Weekend!!

I'm writing on this again because I don't want anyone to miss out. It's just TOO FUN to miss. Imagine a big room full of friendly people of all ages, music, treats, craft materials, and tons of books that are ready for you to turn into art. People have made animals, tricycles, hands, even a big hot dog. But other people do fun collages, neat little diaramas, origami, and just plain old delightful decorations. Whatever your creative spirit leads you to. Come on over to the Missoula Public Library's Large Meeting Room this Saturday, June 27, from 2 till 4:30. You don't need to bring anything but you can bring your own materials if you wish. We'll be displaying our creations on First Friday, July 3, and letting people vote on favorites in the kids, teens, and adults categories. Winners will receive some nice artsy prizes. Come on and join us!!

Altered Books!

Wow, what a turnout! Eighty people showed up at the library last night to peruse the entries for our Altered Books contest as part of First Friday. We're anxiously awaiting the tallying of the votes to find out who won in each of the categories. There were so many great creations, I just couldn't pick a favorite, so I had to abstain from voting. Here are some pictures that Joyce took at the event:





























As popular as it was, we're considering doing it again as part of the Festival of the Book.
Let us know if the idea appeals to you.

Now That's a Bookmobile!

Our very own maintenance guru Rob took the concept of altering a book to a whole new level. He didn't just alter a book, he altered a whole lot of books and made a cool "bookmobile."

The more you look at it, the more books you can see that he used.

He even used old discarded cassette tapes for the pedals.

The wheels are actually books!

If you want to check out the bookmobile in person, be sure to stop by the library on August 1st for our very first First Friday event. There's also time to get your own altered books into the show, just have them down at the library by 6 pm on said Friday. Tell your friends!

Book Alterations

We're finally getting into the whole "First Friday" scene in Missoula this August! For non-Missoulians, First Friday takes place on the first Friday of each month and art galleries and other venues open their doors and display local artwork. Downtown Missoula is packed and it always turns out to be one of the most exciting nights of the month. We'll be hosting an Altered Book show. There's still time to submit an altered book for display.

You can see some of the submissions in the display case near the checkout desk right now, and get a sneak peak of a few right here!



Super cool. I like how the first one says no! to both Richard Nixon and Alfred Nobel (the inventor of dynamite). I think its was a good page to alter. And they are all stunning. Come check them out in person on August 1st. More details to come!