SEC: Activity for March 2--Library Literary Cafe

[Vicki Sherouse <sherouse@MARSWEB.COM>]

I was intrigued with a short article in NEA Magazine about a New England
high school library that became a book cafe for a week.  I am thinking about
doing this for just one day.  Our school already has an espresso cart run by
the parents, so I would try to get it moved to the library--sell inexpensive
pastries, have many book displays (like the tear jerker one, and teacher
favorites), and get readers to perform each period--a mix of local writers,
teacher booktalks, creative writing students, speech students during oral
interp., maybe a drama skit, some guitar in the background, a beat poet with
bongos--and then invite English classes to come each period.  Kids could
browse and/or purchase drinks, etc. the first 10 minutes, then sit for the
readings, then browse again.  Has anyone tried this?  Any suggestions?
Anyone have a cool name idea?  Am I nuts?

Vicki Sherouse, Librarian
Sentinel High School
Missoula, Montana
sherouse@marsweb.com

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