I've been a Special Collections Librarian at TSCPL since 2004. Artists' books, books about books, books about art, pop-up books, and rare and unusual books are my focus. When I'm not up to my elbows in books, I'm in the Topeka Room answering local history and genealogy questions.
Contact Brea at bblack@tscpl.org
Artists’ books combine text, image, material and structure to tell a story. In honor of National Poetry Month, let’s take a closer look at one of the library’s artists’ books, “Admonition”, by Sara R. Parr.
The votes are in and the prizes have been awarded! Take a look at this year’s Edible Book Festival winners.
Join the fun at the 6th Annual Edible Book Festival. Create an edible masterpiece based on the content or shape of a book, see other edible works of art and vote for your favorites.
Artists’ books encourage us to look outside the binding to see what a book can be. Bottle cap pages, metal covers, and sanded and shaped text blocks are just a few of the possibilities.
Breathe new life into damaged or out-of-date books by altering them into a work of art.
And the winners are… Best in Show: Cars and Trucks and Things that Go by Henry Herreman 1st Runner-Up: The Princess and the Pea by Kenya Birzer Best Play on Words: Nessa Johnson – Lord of the Flies Most Likely to [...]
The Winners Are… Best in Show “The Towering Inferno” by Brian Adams 1st Runner-Up “The Silence of the Lambs” by Nessa Johnson 2nd Runner-up “This Plane” by Henry HerremanMost Likely to be Devoured “Peter Rabbit and Friends” by SSA Congratulations to the winners! We [...]
September 15 – November 9, 2009 Library atrium (open space between youth and adult areas) View photos of this year’s entries. Now in its 3rd year, the altered books project at TSCPL invited participants to express their creativity and recycle at the same time. Staff members Brea Black and Zan Popp taught a [...]
And the winners are… Best in Show “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” by Denise Eulert and Carol Morgan Runner-up “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Stephanie and KayLynn Hall Most Disgusting “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Lissa, Daniel, and Kivrin Most Likely to be Devoured “Bugs Bunny” by Shannon, Sandra, and Austin Congratulations to the winners! [...]
