South Shore Public Libraries Chief Librarian and CEO Troy Myers says that when the pandemic lockdown happened it left staff thinking of ways they could keep providing services.
“We have the ability to allow people to connect and that led to thinking about creative electronic ways we could do that. The library plays an important role in protecting, promoting and sharing local history and we were all cognizant of the fact that this was a historical moment in all of our lives,” he said.
Myers spoke of the importance of offering a creative outlet.
“It touches on our mandate to have happier and healthier communities and we thought this could help people achieve better mental health and allow them to connect and have that outlet for these difficult times,” he said.
Anyone is welcome to contribute, whether or not they are artistically inclined, staff are simply looking for creative expression in all its forms.
Inspired by the project Myers says he has submitted his own piece.
“I am by no means a writer but I put in a short story about our mobile (book mobile). I was talking to Ernie Hadley, the Publisher of Nevermore Press and I said you write something and I’ll write something just to get things going,” he said.
The collection will be published in book format at a later date by Lunenburg’s Nevermore Press.
Submissions are being accepted until July 1. To submit a piece of work visit the SSPL website here.
