Poster presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference 201

Chappell, Alexandra

Tagge, Natalie

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Claremont CollegesScholarship @ ClaremontLibrary Staff Publications and Research Library Publications1-1-2014Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOKAltered Book Contest Became a Signature Event atThe Claremont Colleges LibraryNatalie TaggeClaremont University ConsortiumAlexandra ChappellClaremont University ConsortiumThis Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Library Publications at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has been acceptedfor inclusion in Library Staff Publications and Research by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, pleasecontact scholarship@cuc.claremont.edu.Recommended CitationTagge, Natalie and Chappell, Alexandra, "Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOK Altered Book Contest Became a SignatureEvent at The Claremont Colleges Library" (2014). Library Staff Publications and Research. Paper 39.http://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/39Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOK Altered Book Contest Became a Signature Event	 Natalie Tagge,  Alex Chappell • Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 		A                  is an artwork made from cast-off books	RE:BOOK 2014: bit.ly/rebook2014 | RE:BOOK photos: bit.ly/rebookphotos | Special thanks to the 2011-2014 Library Outreach Committee | All photos courtesy Claremont Colleges Library | FMI: natalie_tagge@cuc.claremont.edu 	2011 	Un-usable gift books	2012:                                                                          2013: start here?	Students are altering old books	Library wants creative National Library Week event				2014: 	National Library Week coincides with Earth Day	Strong concerns about sustainability issues on campus			        	           	                    Future:	2011 		Fall 2011 	Winter 2012 	Library administration approves the contest, but is nervous about promoting RE:BOOK because of fears faculty may connect it to a recent (and controversial) weeding project.  As a result marketing is minimal.	Spring 2012 	Our inaugural contest drew 23 entries	Spring 2013 	 	Future	Faculty/curricular engagement  *  Steering group  *  More inclusive judging criteria Connect to other library outreach  *  More visible exhibition  *  Fundraising potential 	Fall 2013 	*	Expanded Goals:	•  Connect to curricular and co-curricular campus activities   	•  Form strategic, campus partnerships	•  Increase student and faculty engagement	Spring 2014 Collaboration/Expansion	Student group partnership	Awards ceremony and celebration 	Nicky Subler, Keep Looking	 Campus judges	Book arts lecture	• Library has too many unusable gift books	• Students are altering old books into art 	• Library wants a creative National Library Week event	• Sustainability is an important campus issue	Natalie proposes an altered book contest to the Outreach Team & RE:BOOK is born	• National Library Week & Earth Day coincide	re:book 2012take a book. remake it. win.Enter the Library’s 1st annual repurposed book art contest...Submit your RE:BOOK to the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk by 5 PM Fri, April 13. Winners announced & prizes awarded April 17th @ 3:30 in the Founders Room. If you need a book, take a FREE GIFT ITEM from the trucks by H/M’s North Entrance.  enter @ tinyurl.com/ccl-rebook FMI: kate_crocker@cuc.claremont.edu   Win a grand prize of $250 (and undying glory).re:book 2013take a book. remake it. win... again. Enter the Library’s 2nd annual repurposed book art contest! Submit your RE:BOOK to the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk by 5 PM Fri, April 12. Winners announced & prizes awarded April 16th @ 3:30 in the Founders Room. If you need a book, take a FREE GIFT ITEM from the  by H/M’s North Entrance.  enter @ tinyurl.com/ccl-rebook FMI: kate_crocker@cuc.claremont.edu   Win a prize of $250, $100, or $50  (and undying glory).It’s our 2nd annual repurposed book art contest for National Library Week! Win a grand prize of $250 (and undying glory).Submit your RE:BOOK to the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk by 5 PM Fri, April 12. Winners announced & prizes awarded April 16th @ 3:30 in the Founders Room. Students, faculty, and staff are eligible to enter, but only students are eligible for prizes.If you need a book, take a FREE GIFT ITEM from the ſƀ by H/M’s North Entrance.  enter @ tinyurl.com/ccl-rebook & FMI: kate_crocker@cuc.claremont.edu Win a prize of $250, $100, or $50  (and undying glory).re:book 2013take a book. remake it. win... again. Alexandra Pincus,  Faire Day	Re:made prize ribbons	Leo Estrada,  By Love Possessed	Celebration	Kevin Mulroy,	Dean of  The Claremont Colleges Library	ENTHUSIASTIC administrative support 	

Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOK Altered Book Contest Became a Signature Event at The Claremont Colleges Library

Keck Graduate Institute

Claremont Colleges
Scholarship @ Claremont
Library Staff Publications and Research Library Publications
1-1-2014
Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOK
Altered Book Contest Became a Signature Event at
The Claremont Colleges Library
Natalie Tagge
Claremont University Consortium
Alexandra Chappell
Claremont University Consortium
This Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Library Publications at Scholarship @ Claremont. It has been accepted
for inclusion in Library Staff Publications and Research by an authorized administrator of Scholarship @ Claremont. For more information, please
contact scholarship@cuc.claremont.edu.
Recommended Citation
Tagge, Natalie and Chappell, Alexandra, "Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOK Altered Book Contest Became a Signature
Event at The Claremont Colleges Library" (2014). Library Staff Publications and Research. Paper 39.
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/library_staff/39
Re:Purpose Your Event: How the RE:BOOK Altered Book Contest Became a Signature Event	

 Natalie Tagge,  Alex Chappell • Claremont Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 	

	
A                  is an artwork made from cast-off books	

RE:BOOK 2014: bit.ly/rebook2014 | RE:BOOK photos: bit.ly/rebookphotos | Special thanks to the 2011-2014 Library Outreach Committee | All photos courtesy Claremont Colleges Library | FMI: natalie_tagge@cuc.claremont.edu 	

2011 	

Un-usable gift books	

2012:                                                                          2013: start here?	

Students are altering old books	

Library wants creative National Library Week 
event	

	

	

	

2014: 	

National Library Week coincides with Earth Day	

Strong concerns about sustainability issues on 
campus	

	

	

        	

           	
                    Future:	

2011 	

	

Fall 2011 	

Winter 2012 	

Library administration approves 
the contest, but is nervous about 
promoting RE:BOOK because of 
fears faculty may connect it to a 
recent (and controversial) 
weeding project.  As a result 
marketing is minimal.	

Spring 2012 	

Our inaugural contest drew 23 entries	

Spring 2013 	

 	

Future	

Faculty/curricular engagement  *  Steering group  *  More inclusive judging criteria 
Connect to other library outreach  *  More visible exhibition  *  Fundraising potential 	

Fall 2013 	

*	

Expanded Goals:	

•  Connect to curricular and co-curricular campus activities   	

•  Form strategic, campus partnerships	

•  Increase student and faculty engagement	

Spring 2014 Collaboration/Expansion	

Student group partnership	

Awards ceremony and celebration 	
Nicky Subler, Keep Looking	
 Campus judges	

Book arts lecture	

• Library has too many unusable gift books	

• Students are altering old books into art 	

• Library wants a creative National 
Library Week event	

• Sustainability is an important 
campus issue	

Natalie proposes an altered book 
contest to the Outreach Team & 
RE:BOOK is born	

• National Library Week 
& Earth Day coincide	

re:book 2012
take a book. remake it. win.
Enter the Library’s 1st annual repurposed book art contest...
Submit your RE:BOOK to the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk by 5 PM 
Fri, April 13. Winners announced & prizes awarded April 17th @ 3:30 in the Founders Room.
 If you need a book, take a FREE GIFT ITEM from the trucks by H/M’s North Entrance.  
enter @ tinyurl.com/ccl-rebook FMI: kate_crocker@cuc.claremont.edu   
Win a grand prize of $250 (and undying glory).
re:book 2013
take a book. remake it. win... again. 
Enter the Library’s 2nd annual repurposed book art contest! 
Submit your RE:BOOK to the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk by 5 PM 
Fri, April 12. Winners announced & prizes awarded April 16th @ 3:30 in the Founders Room.
 If you need a book, take a FREE GIFT ITEM from the  by H/M’s North Entrance.  
enter @ tinyurl.com/ccl-rebook FMI: kate_crocker@cuc.claremont.edu   
Win a prize of $250, $100, or $50  (and undying glory).
It’s our 2nd annual repurposed book art contest for National Library Week! 
Win a grand prize of $250 (and undying glory).
Submit your RE:BOOK to the Honnold/Mudd Library Services Desk by 5 PM Fri, April 12. 
Winners announced & prizes awarded April 16th @ 3:30 in the Founders Room. 
Students, faculty, and staff are eligible to enter, but only students are eligible for prizes.
If you need a book, take a FREE GIFT ITEM from the ſƀ by H/M’s North Entrance.  
enter @ tinyurl.com/ccl-rebook & FMI: kate_crocker@cuc.claremont.edu 
Win a prize of $250, $100, or $50  (and undying glory).
re:book 2013
take a book. remake it. win... again. 
Alexandra Pincus,  
Faire Day	

Re:made prize ribbons	

Leo Estrada,  
By Love Possessed	

Celebration	

Kevin Mulroy,	

Dean of  The 
Claremont 
Colleges Library	

ENTHUSIASTIC administrative support 	



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