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If you're near Philadelphia this weekend, here's a great event to go to. And we're right across the street from the new Barnes Foundation (get tickets in advance). The annual Book Paper Scissors Artists' Book Fair, sponsored by the Art Department and Philadelphia Center for the Book, is being held in the Lobby of Parkway Central Library this Saturday, December 8th from 10-4. More than 20 artists will be showing and selling their work. This festive event features prints, artists' books, handmade paper, zines, origami, blank books, paper sculpture, and jewelry, made by local artists. If it's paper-based art, it's here. Come and buy, or just be inspired! You will find hundreds of affordable and interesting gifts for everyone on your list by artists working in different disciplines at all price levels. This is a great opportunity to view and even handle unique works of art, to shop locally, and to purchase items crafted by hand. There will also be 2 free workshops, taught by graduate students from the Book Arts/Printmaking program at the University of the Arts: A Tale of Two Pamphlets with Erin Paulson 11 am-12 pm FREE Room 108 The pamphlet is a simple and elegant book structure that lends itself to many purposes, from zines to a special hand-written letter. In this workshop we will learn both the three-hole and the five-hole stitch, and you will walk away with two completed books! For teens and adults. Thaumatropes: Victorian era toys for kids with J. Pascoe and Erin Malkowski 2 pm-3 pm FREE Room 108 This workshop will explore the amazing versatility of thaumatropes -- a children's toy popular in the Victorian era that is now seen as a precursor to modern animation. Children will learn about and experiment with the thaumatrope as a vehicle to understanding basic animation, eye-hand coordination, and creativity! For kids of all ages. Hope to see you there! It's one of the most fun days at the Library! Karen Karen Lightner Head, Art & Literature Departments Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-686-5403 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. -Howard Thurman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~