Brilliant!

Karen McCarthy Eger
South Berwick Library


Quoting "Ladd,Molly" <[log in to unmask]>:

> Hello awesome librarians,
>
> The South Portland Public Library is in the midst of our first ever  
> Lines for Fines collection to celebrate National Poetry Month!  
> Patrons can submit original poems until the end of the month in lieu  
> of paying overdue fines. This idea was cooked up by one of our staff  
> members, who had seen a café giving away free coffee in exchange for  
> poems, and thought it would be a great thing to try here at the  
> library. Thus, the brilliantly-named Lines for Fines was created.   
> It has been well received and appreciated by our patrons. Parents  
> are loving the opportunity to work with their children on poems, and  
> adults are enjoying the exposure their poetry is getting (all  
> submissions are being displayed for the public to peruse).
>
> As staff members, we are enjoying both the creative submissions and  
> the supportive and joyful response from our patrons and community.   
> It’s been a very positive experience, so we thought we’d share some  
> of the fun with you all:
>
> To learn more about how Lines for Fines works logistically, visit  
> our website: http://southportlandlibrary.com/lines-for-fines/
>
> To see an INCREDIBLE poem written by one of our 5th graders, check  
> out the top post on our Facebook page:
> https://www.facebook.com/South.Portland.Public.Library/
>
> And to celebrate how much our patrons appreciate our state-wide ILL  
> service, I’ll leave you with a few short pieces written by an adult  
> patron (shared here with her permission):
>
> Interlibrary Loans (Haikus)
> By Kate Woodbury
>
> Why be limited
> When catalogs beckon,
> “Read this—this—and this!”
>
> Worldcat, Amazon:
> Tempting titles whisper,
> “You’ll find the time.”
>
> Minerva, MaineCat.
> Presque Isle, Auburn, Scarborough.
> Watch the truck zoom by.
>
> Happy Earth Day,
> Molly
>
> Molly Ladd
> Teen Librarian and Publicity Coordinator
> South Portland Public Library
>
>
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Karen McCarthy Eger
Library Director

South Berwick Public Library
27 Young Street
South Berwick Maine 03908

207-384-3308
www.southberwicklibrary.org