Call for Fall Submissions

by Ann Miller

Autumn has arrived and fall programming has begun including the Book to Art Club.  Like the rest of you, Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, WI has been busy, busy, busy!  We've been collaborating with our neighboring art museum, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and participating in the NEA Big Read.  We chose "True Grit" by Charles Portis, and we were lucky enough to have a local exhibit at JMKAC that tied in with our chosen book--"Rhinestone Cowboy" Loy Bowlin's Holy Jewel Home.  As you can imagine, our "True Grit--Rhinestone Cowboy" art is spectacularly sparkly!  I will have project photos to share in the near future.  

As much I love to share what's happening at my home library, I would also love to hear what my sister Book to Art Clubs are doing and report it right here, so send me a few lines and a few pictures and help me create an inclusive Book to Art Club blog!

All the best,

Ann

Bellweather Rhapsody at Mead Public Library

by Ann Miller

In March, Mead Public Library crafted paper projects inspired by Kate Racculia's Bellweather Rhapsody.

The Night Circus at Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Mead Public Library featured Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus for our September Book to Art Club discussion.  For projects we turned discarded library books into circus tents that were inspired by our favorite aspects of the story.  Below are pictures of our completed display. - Ann Miller

The Night Circus at Milwaukee Public Library East Branch

The Book to Art club chapter at the East Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library had a great time making collage and book arts projects inspired by The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (a popular Book to Art Club title!). 

They wrote about the evening on the library blog. 

Where'd You Go Bernadette at Milwaukee PL East Branch

Milwaukee Public Library East Branch’s inaugural Book to Art Club meeting was on May 26! We read, discussed and crafted to Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette?

"Ready Player One" at Mead Public Library

The Book to Art Club chapter from Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, WI sent us these photos from their most recent club meeting, which explored Ernest Cline's Ready Player One through art-making. Love their stuff! 

"The Penderwicks" Book to Art Club at Kenai Community Library

Amy H. from Kenai Community Library sent us some images of silhouette art based on Jeanne Birdsall's Penderwicks series, which was the title featured at the library's November Book to Art Club meeting. Thanks for sharing, Amy!!

Book to Art Creations at Eastern Maine Community College

The Book to Art Club chapter at Eastern Maine Community College sent us this picture of their recent Book to Art-work and accompanying book display. 

"Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron" at Mead Public Library

Today's post comes to us from Ann Miller and other staff at Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, Wisconsin! Check out their chapter page for more details.

by Ann Miller

Our very first "The Book to Art Club" discussion at Mead Public Library in Sheboygan, WI was a success.  We had 8 people, only half of which were staff.  Our four non-staff attendees seemed excited to attend our next discussion, "The Family Fang", and one even took fliers for friends.  

I was thrilled to lead our inaugural discussion with Jasper Fforde's "Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron".  In addition to basic art supplies, we had a stereoscope as a leapback item, laptop and book form Ishihara tests, a laptop showing videos from Jasper Fforde's website, and Ishihara spoon cupcakes. 

Book to Art Club attendees at work on their art projects inspired by Jasper Fforde's Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron.

Art projects inspired by Shades of Grey.

Ishihara spoon cupcake top.

You can download the discussion questions that Mead PL used in their first Book to Art Club meeting (Question 3 was based on a Goodreads member's post).