Photos taken by Emily Orischak, Community Relations Coordinator for Berks County Libraries
Library hosts a Letter Writing Social
The charm of letter writing continues to spread.
Last month the Exeter Community Library in Reading (I know, how perfect is that), Pennsylvania, USA, held it’s inaugural Letter Writing Social.
More than 50 people attend
The beautiful part to the story is that the organizers thought they were organizing a one-time event, but the response from the more than 50 people who attended, made it quite clear that it would become a monthly affair.
Anticipation of writing letters
I was privy to a bit of an inside scoop on the planning that went into making this such a stellar event. Denise Gierula, Assistant Librarian, is a freak’n snail mail magician.
Initially Denise got in touch with me about my DIY Letter Writing Social kits, but very quickly we began to exchange letters. You can imagine that there was much chatter and excitement in our letters about this very event.
Libraries rock!
As part of the event there was also a special speaker who talked about the lost art of letter writing. What an amazing program this library put together and offered to their patrons. I hope it inspires other libraries to do the same.
As someone so aptly wrote on this typewriter, Libraries rock!
Pen pal swap organized with library in England
Denise, along with her colleague Darlene Mest, Assistant Director of the Library, organized a pen pal swap with the Exeter Library in England for anyone who attended this event.
Denise continued to wave her magic wand and found a vintage stamp vendor who came and also sourced a ‘return address label’ creator that was happy to create address labels for the letter writers in attendance.
All in the details
From the perfect book cover Penguin Postcards to the USPS mail tray used for cold drinks every detail was thought of. How I would have loved to attend this event!
Next LWS is Sept 24th at the Exeter Library
Although I’m just a wee bit far away, if you are in the area, the next Letter Writing Social at the Exeter Library in Reading, PA is on September 24th at 6:30pm. I have it on good authority that ‘mail art’ will be the theme of this next meet up.
Has your library done anything as creative and fun as this?