World Book Night is April 23

This Wednesday, April 23, is World Book Night.  World Book Night (WBN) began in 2011 in the UK and has been celebrated in the U.S. since 2012, with the purpose of encouraging more adults to read regularly (see WBN's "Our History" page). 

Each year, 30-35 books are chosen by an independent panel of librarians and booksellers.  The authors waive their royalties and the publishers agree to assume printing costs, to allow for special printing of World Book Night editions of the books.  Members of the public and individual libraries and bookstores then apply to be "givers" of one of the book titles, handing out 20 copies of the book on April 23 to persons in their community who may not have the ability to read regularly or have access to printed books due to their means or geography (see WBN's "How it Works" page.)

USD Law School staff member, Teresa Carlisle, who is a Senior Secretary at USD Law, participated in World Book Night in 2013 and will be participating again this year as a volunteer book giver.  Teresa will be giving out copies of "100 Best-Loved Poems" (edited by Philip Smith) at the Vermillion Public Library on April 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., or until the books have all been given.

The Law Library is currently featuring a display with additional information about World Book Night, including information on all of the books chosen for this year (the list is also available here).  In 2014, a legal-themed fiction title was chosen for the WBN list, "Presumed Innocent" by Scott Turow.