The remodeling of Hood\u2019s library and the pandemic have kept the community from one of its most anticipated annual traditions: celebrating Shakespeare\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe late dean of Academic Affairs, Tom Samet, used to celebrate Shakespeare\u2019s birthday by getting a birthday cake every April and people would stop by for a slice of cake and perhaps a chat,\u201d said Library Director Toby Peterson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was married to the library director at the time, Jan Samet,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cAfter Tom\u2019s passing, Jan thought it would be a good idea to combine that tradition with the library book sale so that we can recognize both and keep that tradition going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This tradition went on for 14 years, until the 2018-2019 school year when the remodeling of the library began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring this back because we haven\u2019t done it for three years,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In honor of Samet\u2019s long-standing tradition, there will be cake and coffee served as long as supplies last, on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe try to do it around Shakespeare\u2019s birthday which is most commonly celebrated on April 23 every year,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cNo one really knows when he was born, but they had a record of his baptism which was the 26th, so they\u2019re kind of guessing it was about three days prior.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event will also have games, prizes, a blackout poetry competition and a book sale. Hardcover books will cost $1 and paperbacks 50 cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sale will consist mostly of popular fiction, but also a variety of other works including art, how-to books, jigsaw puzzles and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe get a lot of books by donation every year, which is wonderful and we\u2019re really thankful when people think of the library during their spring cleaning and when going through their bookshelves,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Books will continue to be sold at the library for a week after the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI like seeing the library full of people, and this is usually one of our biggest outreach events of the year,\u201d Peterson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"