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Work from the Combat Paper Project will be on exhibit at Central Library through the end of April, as part of Arlington Reads 2011, "The Soldier's Story: Serving Country and Community."
Join us Thursday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium when Tara Tappert, exhibits curator of the Combat Paper Project, will show and discuss elements of the project. Attendees of this event will also have the chance to win one of the two Arlington Reads 2011 featured books. Find out more about Arlington Reads 2011.
In the 20th century, the American military began to incorporate the use of crafts in two major service areas: as a tool for rehabilitation and as recreation promoting a sense of well-being. Tappert, an archivist and American arts consulted, is interested in understanding how and why making crafts is so helpful in returning both the mind and body to a state of well being. In Combat Paper workshops, veterans use their uniforms to create cathartic art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper.
Arlington Reads 2011 is one of many Library events this year in support of the County initiative "Tell Arlington's Story."
Arlington Reads is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.
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- Library Wins Second Major Award For Arlington Reads
The Library has received a second significant award for Arlington Reads. The Virginia Public Library Directors Association has named Arlington Public Library a winner of its annual Association Award in the category of Outstanding Public Program for a...
- Arlington Reads: Video Of David Finkel, Tim O'brien
Words are inadequate to express how happy I am about our 2011 Arlington Reads: The Soldier's Story program. From the meetings last fall when we selected our theme until now, we have been on an incredible journey and have touched the lives of many. ...
- Columbia Pike Celebrates Arlington Reads
Check out the Columbia Pike Branch Library's collection of materials on locally produced food and sustainable living that compliment this year's Arlington Reads theme "Know What You Eat." For the 2010 Arlington Reads, we will be reading The ...
- Cherrydale To Discuss "the Memory Of Old Jack"
The Cherrydale Branch Library's book group invites you to join them in reading this year's Arlington Reads 2010 featured title, Wendell Berry's The Memory of Old Jack. This group usually meets on the second Monday of the month, but for April...
Library
Arlington Reads 2011 Art Talk: "Combat Paper Project" April 7
Work from the Combat Paper Project will be on exhibit at Central Library through the end of April, as part of Arlington Reads 2011, "The Soldier's Story: Serving Country and Community."
Join us Thursday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium when Tara Tappert, exhibits curator of the Combat Paper Project, will show and discuss elements of the project. Attendees of this event will also have the chance to win one of the two Arlington Reads 2011 featured books. Find out more about Arlington Reads 2011.
In the 20th century, the American military began to incorporate the use of crafts in two major service areas: as a tool for rehabilitation and as recreation promoting a sense of well-being. Tappert, an archivist and American arts consulted, is interested in understanding how and why making crafts is so helpful in returning both the mind and body to a state of well being. In Combat Paper workshops, veterans use their uniforms to create cathartic art. The uniforms are cut up, beaten into a pulp and formed into sheets of paper.
Arlington Reads 2011 is one of many Library events this year in support of the County initiative "Tell Arlington's Story."
Arlington Reads is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.
- 515 Lbs Of Books Sent To Overseas Troops
Five hundred and fifteen pounds. That's the weight of the thousand-plus donated paperbacks Arlington Public Library has shipped to American troops in Afghanistan. During the month of May, Library staff and volunteers mailed literary care packages...
- Library Wins Second Major Award For Arlington Reads
The Library has received a second significant award for Arlington Reads. The Virginia Public Library Directors Association has named Arlington Public Library a winner of its annual Association Award in the category of Outstanding Public Program for a...
- Arlington Reads: Video Of David Finkel, Tim O'brien
Words are inadequate to express how happy I am about our 2011 Arlington Reads: The Soldier's Story program. From the meetings last fall when we selected our theme until now, we have been on an incredible journey and have touched the lives of many. ...
- Columbia Pike Celebrates Arlington Reads
Check out the Columbia Pike Branch Library's collection of materials on locally produced food and sustainable living that compliment this year's Arlington Reads theme "Know What You Eat." For the 2010 Arlington Reads, we will be reading The ...
- Cherrydale To Discuss "the Memory Of Old Jack"
The Cherrydale Branch Library's book group invites you to join them in reading this year's Arlington Reads 2010 featured title, Wendell Berry's The Memory of Old Jack. This group usually meets on the second Monday of the month, but for April...