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The Unquiet Library Celebrated the National Day of Writing and Teen Read Week with our first ever virtual author visit via Skype! Our special guest was the amazing Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist and author of Story of a Girl, Sweethearts, and her latest book, Once Was Lost.
We arranged a two hour visit with Sara to accomodate two groups of students. Students gathered in our presentation area of the library commons so that they could see her on our large projection screen. In each talk, Sara kicked off conversations about writing and reading by telling students about herself and her journey of becoming a writer. Students then came up to the webcam to speak to Sara personally and to ask a question they had. Questions our students had included:
How do you balance your social life with work?
Do you reread your books?
With what character do you identify most?
Which book did you enjoy writing most?
How do you use social media?
How do you get over writer’s block?
Who are your role models and/or who inspired you to write?
How do you get ideas for writing?
Zarr answered with honesty and passion in a conversational manner that kept us on the edge of our seats! We gained helpful and fascinating insights into the aspects of book publishing, how book covers are designed (and how most authors have limited input), different strategies for writing, realistic advice and what you might expect if you want to embark on a career as a writer, and what influences an author’s ideas for writing.
What was most striking to me was how conversational and intimate the visit seemed—one might think that a visitation via Skype might not equal a face to face presence, but Sara was so engaging that you felt as though she were in the room with you.
I highly recommend Sara for your next author visit! If you are interested in scheduling a Skype visit with her, please visit this link for more information. Thank you, Sara Zarr, for such a memorable and fun visit!
We are now hosting our official library website through Google Sites! Please check back often as new content is being added weekly! If you have suggestions for content you’d like to see added on the website, our LibGuides page, or our blog, please email Ms. Hamilton at buffy.hamilton at cherokee.k12.ga.us.
Kudos to you the students who are making our Geek the Library campaign such a success! Be sure to come by and create your mini-poster for what you geek!
What do you GEEK? Join us in supporting and celebrating OCLC’s Geek the Library campaign! Come by and let us know what YOU Geek! What are you passions? Your areas of expertise? Come participate in the celebration by filling out one of our “Geek the Library” flyers and get a custom sticker made especially for The Unquiet Library! See a library staff member when you arrive, and we will help you get started!
Tonight is the opening reception for our Spring Art Show@ The Unquiet Library from 6:00- 8:00 There is a variety of work from over 100 Creekview students. Most of the work will stay up until Wednesday of next week. We would love to have you come to the reception but if not take a minute and cruise through the media center at some point– you might be surprised at the names you see on some of the work!
