[449] Books Take Unique, Innovative Forms in MTSU Library Display

FOR RELEASE: May 18, 2012

EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081

BOOKS TAKE UNIQUE, INNOVATIVE FORMS IN MTSU LIBRARY DISPLAY

Walker Library’s Special Collections Department Shows Off Books as Artworks

MURFREESBORO—“Big and Small, Wide and Tall: Pop-up Books and the Function of Scale,” an exhibit demonstrating how size can be manipulated to make a book a work of art, is on display through Aug. 31 at MTSU’s James E. Walker Library.

Viewers may enjoy seeing a life-sized alien, three-dimensional art and petite natural wonders in this grouping of contemporary pop-up and movable books.

Organizers say the unusual books encourage readers to appreciate the imagination and artistry of their creators, and they also challenge readers to think about the nature of books and their traditional roles.

The free public exhibit is located in Walker Library’s Special Collections area on the fourth floor. For more information, contact Kristen Keene at 615-898-5376 or kristen.keene@mtsu.edu.

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