The "Alternet"

11/01/2021

Carla Rae Johnson is pleased and proud to be a presenter at the 27th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium this Thursday, November 4th from 2:00 pm to about 2:30. (Session 2) This is a 2-day, online event sponsored by Rutgers University Libraries. You can register for FREE on the NJBAS website: https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick/visit-study/locations/special-collections-university-archives/divisions-collections/rare-books-and-book-arts/new-jersey-book-arts-symposium. (Copy & paste this into your browser) the Zoom link is on this website.
I will be presenting about the “Arc of the Moral & Viral Universe” notebook projects.

Most library locations are open and providing on-site library services. Check our hours page for more information. Please note that building access is restricted to current Rutgers affiliates only.

10/19/2019

Librarians ROCK!

Speaking about the librarianswho stayedpasttheir regularhours at the Enoch Pratt Free Library to helphim withschoolwork, the longtime Baltimore congressman gotemotional.

09/17/2019

Hoping you can join us at the Croton Free Library this Sunday from 2-3:30 pm 171 Cleveland Street, Croton-on-Hudson.
Arc of the Moral Universe: a notebook project"
Readings and Conversation
"Arc-ists" (several are artists from the "Alternet!"l) will share readings and insights from their notebooks. You can be certain that fascinating conversations will emerge with a lively exchange of ideas and responses!

03/07/2019

So true about libraries!

Councils threaten libraries with closure and then rely on volunteers to keep them open. But professional librarians are the key to a healthy library

01/30/2019

These are TOO funny!
https://www.facebook.com/120778038066631/posts/1931265317017885/

Who said libraries are boring and librarians don't have a good sense of humor?

10/20/2018

https://nyti.ms/2QPSC9b?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The message here: A library is much more than its books.

11/27/2017

YES!

“Knowledge sets us free, art sets us free. A great library is freedom.”

11/16/2017

How about THIS library?
https://www.facebook.com/dylan.poyser/posts/10156043355983901

Nobody likes to be watched while they're trying to read a book, but we're willing to make an exception if it means getting to visit this stunning new library in China, because as you can see below, the incredible structure has a giant spherical auditorium in the middle that looks just like a giant e...

10/25/2017

Touching and beautiful!

Stamped "DISCARD" or "WITHDRAWN," the books in photographer Kerry Mansfield's 'Expired' have been exiled from the libraries where they were loved.

10/21/2017

The "Alternet" drawer filled with treasures by Ilse Schreiber-Noll!

10/01/2017

Artist, Jacqueline Rivera's cards in a drawer of The "Alternet." Inspired by graffiti and hip-hop artists, Jackie addresses issues such as: health, politics, public transportation, media, and urban trends in her cards. She says "Overall, my work is a mixture of street style, and humor, a small window into my life is seen through these cards."