World Book Night

This is the first year that World Book Night will be celebrated in the United States.  The organizers are looking for 50,000 people to go out in their communities and share books with strangers or anyone who will benefit from a great book.   The books are being provided by the publishers and will be distributed to readers by volunteers.. 

I know how much reading means to the people who visited The Open Book.  Volunteer for this exciting new event.  For more information go to The World Book Night Website http://www.us.worldbooknight.org/

Why April 23rd?  Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died on April 23rd.  In honor of those writers, UNESCO has declared that date the International Day of the Book. It may just be my new favorite holiday!

Keep those pages turning (and encourage others to turn some pages too!)