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National Library Week - 2024
Happy Friday!! Come get your candy of the day and enter to win!
Of course, if you're not on campus, you can find the entry to today's prize here!!
If you win, we'll mail the prize to you!
"It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else." – John Waters
This quote really intrigues me. What were the “books they wouldn’t let us read in school?” Thinking back, I’m pretty sure no one was allowed to read comics. When I was a kid (riding a dinosaur to school uphill both ways,) comics weren’t considered “real reading.” Public libraries wouldn’t think of purchasing comics. That changed in 1986 when Art Spiegelman published the graphic novel, Maus: a Survivor’s Tale, which not only got a serious review in the New Yorker, but won a Pulitzer Prize! The door was opened.
Comics, and graphic novels, are great for early readers. Taylor Norman, editor at Chronicle Books says, “A great early reader book is a book that welcomes any kid— and makes them excited to open a book again. It’s as simple, and as important, as that. John Waters says, “I discovered that I could…have a good life without being like everybody else.” I can’t help but think of Marvel’s X-Men. The students at Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters takes the bullying, and name calling, and weirdness of being a “mutant,” and turns it on its head. Mutants have SUPER powers! Comic book characters have angst (Batman,) they have disabilities (Daredevil,) and difficult romantic relationships (Spiderman and MJ.) Graphic novels too have all the elements that define great literature – plus pictures!
Reading is vitally important for everyone, at every age. It improves our memories. It helps us develop concentration. It enhances our empathy. It introduces us to concepts we’ve never considered, and it expands our vocabulary. It helps us feel less alone in the world. Pleasure reading improves your life! So read a book – even if it IS a comic book (Concord Public Library has a whole collection!) Happy Library Week.
Bonus
Prize!
Isn't it nice to have a bonus? Enter to win this set of six hand-made UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Coasters! These coasters are made of polished slate and laser etched with the school seal. Using these will allow you to remember your glory days here long after graduation. Enter here.
Friday's Prize!
Memory Foam Seat Cushion
Let's face it. After hours spent in the Law Library's wooden chairs, sometimes your butt is tired. This seat cushion is made of 100% pure memory foam, soft and firm. It uses your own body heat to adapt to your curves. Its ergonomic "U" shaped hollow is designed for superior comfort, effectively supporting the coccyx, relieving the hip pressure caused by sitting for long periods -- you know, like studying for finals. Enter here!
The UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law would like to shout out a BIG thank you to our Library Week prize sponsors, LexisNexis and Westlaw!
