You can’t do that with ebooks!

Ironically, while I was researching tutorials for setting up ereaders and downloading ebooks, I stumbled across something only possible with glue and paper books: book spine poetry. This video, from Kansas City Public Library, describes the quirky project. Next time you want to stretch your creativity and whimsy, come browse the stacks and write your own spine sonnet.

Here’s a pretty cute stop-motion example from Stanislaus County Library:

Here’s my poetic attempt:

Speaking of found poems in the library, this especially timely one appears on a subject headings placard in the stacks:

-Renée