Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Toni Morrison turns 80


For those that are fans of Toni Morrison, you may want to brush up on her accomplishments as we wish her a happy birthday. She was born in 1931 and made her debut as a novelist in 1970 with her first novel, The Bluest Eye. She has been awarded a long string of awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1988.

If you are a fan you might enjoy taking the quiz at http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/2011/feb/22/toni-morrison-80-quiz and see just how much you know about her.

You'll find her works in the library in the children's section in the Easy books and in the children's non-fiction section under 379.263, in the adult fiction section under MORRISO, and in the adult nonfiction section under 374.7326 as well as in the literature section under 808.8, 810.9803, 813.52 and 818.52.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Sunday, March 2nd marked the 104th birthday of Dr. Seuss. We celebrated in the Children's department by hosting a birthday party with the America Reads, America Counts program at the University of Montana.Here's Colleen and Lauren from ARAC holding the birthday cake. In addition to cake, we also celebrated with games, stories, crafts, and prizes!

It was a great time, and a great turnout!