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This Week In History, Library Style! Sept 8: David

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Libraries are places where we connect people to information that may be useful or interesting to them. Looking at some history, and connecting it to the materials we may have in our libraries, can be a good way to convince patrons to use and enjoy all the things we provide!

This week we are looking at September 8. Of course a lot of things have happened on this date – news and the big stories are the unusual things that are going on around us. One interesting thing that has happened today in 1504:

The Statue of David was unveiled in Florence, Italy. This amazing statue was created by Michelangelo, currently located in the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, was so heavy that when the final location was decided, “it took a reported 40 men four days to move the massive statue one-half mile.”

Bring some of this historical event into your library! You can try several different ideas: break out a display of books on Italy, set up a display of books on art, use clay or other materials to create sculptures, use apps and other tools to learn some Italian words, look up biographies of artists, create art based on a favorite book/movie/TV show.

Here are a few books you might add to your collection or share with your patrons – or just enjoy yourself!