Reading and writing go hand-in-hand, so we’re adding journals to our book share stations to collect your thoughts on reading, writing, and art and to encourage a moment of pause in our busy world. Please see below for some guidelines and a list of possible themes to consider. The journals will be available until November 30. If you’d rather…
If you’ve ever had the privilege of reading to a child, you can probably recall the almost magical spell that it casts. If it’s bedtime, the reading may take place inside a circle of light—outside of which everything else seems to shrink and fade. There’s a look of excitement in the child’s eyes as each…
When you open a book and start reading, you’re probably thinking about the adventure or romance you’re about to reenter, or about the number of chapters you need to read for the class you’re taking, or maybe about the notes made in the margin by a previous reader. Is it really helpful to write “Yes!” next to…
The Public Collection is a public art and literacy project developed by Rachel M. Simon, with support from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation. Books for TPC are supplied and stocked by the Indianapolis Public Library.
