‘Projet Mobilivre’-Bookmobile Project to Visit UA Campus
September 26, 2005 - Filed under: Announcements | Tagged: Literature, School of Library & Information Studies
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. –– Recreation vehicles usually roll onto The University of Alabama campus on Thursdays before home football games, but one Airstream isn’t coming to get an early start on tailgating.
The School of Library and Information Studies will sponsor projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile project, an underground book and magazine exhibition, on Thursday, Sept. 29 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. outside the main, north entrance of Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library.
Now in its fifth year, “projet Mobilivre,” or Bookmobile project, in English, is an annual touring exhibition of independent publications, magazines, and artists’ books traveling in a vintage Airstream trailer across Canada and the United States. A group of coordinators traveling with the exhibition facilitate a series of workshops, artist talks and educational forums.
The projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile project explores the tradition of bookmobiles as traveling libraries that promote the distribution of information. Its traveling collection includes about 300 book works ranging from handmade and one-of-a-kind to photocopied and small press publications.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Deidre Stalnaker, UA Media Relations, 205/348-3782, dstalnaker@ur.ua.edu
SOURCE: Steve Miller, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, 205/348-1525, stevemiller@bookarts.ua.edu