Kids in Print
April 11 , 2013Richland Library recently published more than 60 young Midlands authors and artists in Kids in Print. Children submitted their art, poems and stories and were selected based on originality and craftsmanship. Check out our artists and authors at photostream on Flickr, and visit the Children's Room at Main to see winning pieces on display!
Local Writers: Listen Up and Gather 'Round!
February 25 , 2013 by Tony TallentWriting can be a solitary act. Sitting in front of your monitor or staring at the blank page of a notebook can be lonely and taxing. This is an extreme downside of the act of writing. Now, let's talk about the other side of the writing habit. Writing is a creative and intense way for us to give form and structure to our thinking. The very process of writing can lead the mind to deeper levels of insight and imagination than you ever imagined possible. You thought you were going to write about a chance encounter with a friend and suddenly you are writing about a rain-drenched day as a child when you lost your way in a shopping mall. Many writers often talk about the unexpected twists and turns that happen on the page or screen when they allow their writing to move forward uninhibited by doubt.