In Greensboro, art is all around us and, sometimes, where we least expect it. The above photo features artwork from the Guilford County Schools. For the month of December, these paintings of winter trees have been featured throughout Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Friendly Center. We think they're part of the collection displayed by Jesse Wharton Elementary School. Notice the way the REAL winter trees, outside- beyond the window glass, serve as a backdrop to the painted trees- inside.
Bookstores serve such an important purpose in a community. They are a place to fall in love with books, meet up with friends, and to enjoy community events. Getting the children into the bookstores to see their artwork and to look at books while they are at it, is a good thing. Can you imagine a community without brick and mortar bookstores? What if a community were judged by the number of bookstores (new & used) it supports? Greensboro has Barnes & Noble, Edward McKay, and now Scuppernong Books downtown. If Facebook facts are correct, 70% of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in five years. Let's all make it our New Year's resolution to not only go to a bookstore, but to take a friend with us. While we are at it, we can resolve to read more books, whether we buy, borrow, or download them. Are you in?
We're sharing this post with our great friends at Weekend Reflections.
And let us not forget that Greensboro City Councilwoman Nancy Hoffmann, owner of the building in which Scuppernong Books is located, voted to use taxpayer funding to renovate that very building.
Posted by: Billy Jones | Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 12:09 PM