Little Libraries are taking root on lawns

The ultimate in alternative libraries?

"MADISON, Wis. – Todd Bol wanted to honor his mother, a former teacher and book lover who died a decade ago. So two years ago, Bol built a miniature model of a library, filled it with books for anyone to take, and placed it outside his home in Hudson, Wis.

He says people loved it. "People just kept coming up to it, looking at it, patting it, saying 'oh, it's cute,'" Bol recalls.

From that idea, hundreds of similar Little Free Libraries are popping up on lawns across the country. They're tiny — no bigger than a dollhouse. Some look like miniature homes or barns. Others just look like a box on a post." Read More...

Their homepage: Little Free Library

Announcing the 2012 PLG Board!

President: Thomas Goodnow
Vice President: Sylvia Page
Program Director: Hiromi Yoshida
Treasurer: Lauren McKeen
Secretary: Anna Rimel
Webmaster: Katherine Harmeyer

Please welcome our new officers! We're going to have a good year!

Libraries on PostSecret

If you don't already know about PostSecret then this week is the perfect time to check it out. This week Frank selected a few postcards that feature libraries and books.

New cards are posted every Sunday so check it out soon!

March Against SB590 -- Tonight!

Hello all,

A protest is planned for tonight at 5:30 pm to protest Indiana's proposed SB-590 which is an Arizona-style legislation that targets immigrants. Students, faculty, and community members will meet at Sample Gates and march to the courthouse.

More information is available at these sites:

• Facebook event page



• http://stopsb590.wordpress.com/



• Stop SB-590 on Facebook.

Spring Meet 'N' Greet!!

Hello all,

Please come join us this Sunday, February 20th at 7pm for our

PLG Meet N Greet!

@ The Irish Lion

212 West Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404

Welcome to 2011!

Hello all!
We have a lot of exciting plans for the coming semester and we'll be sharing them soon. Stay tuned for a message from our new president and details about our Spring semester Meet and Greet.

For now, I'd like to share a great event happening in Bloomington this weekend: The PRIDE film festival. Volunteers put a lot of hours into picking a wide variety of films that deal with LGBTQ issues. Find more information on their website at http://pridefilmfestival.org.

First meeting of Spring 2009!

Hello everyone! Just wanted to remind you that our first general meeting of the spring semester is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 17th, in LI 030 from 5:00 to 5:45 pm (or 6, the time is a bit flexible).

We won't have a guest speaker, but instead the SC Officers will be giving a presentation on the Progressive Presence on the Web. Come join us and bring your ideas for fantastic progressively-oriented activities for this year!