Milligan Libraries’ Fifth Annual Book+ART Exhibit: Books as the raw material for creativity!

Milligan Libraries’ Fall event, Book+ART marked its fifth year during this year’s Homecoming weekend. Book+ART, which serves as a nice complement (a bookend event, if you will) to our annual Spring Edible Books Festival, is wonderful way for the library to engage Milligan College students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

The premise of Book+ART is simple. Books serve as sources of information, knowledge, and inspiration. As physical objects, books are aesthetically pleasing. And as a raw material, books can also serve as a unique medium for creativity. The library invites the Milligan College community to use provided discarded books and transform them into works of art.

This year we had 14 entries from 9 persons. The winner of our random draw for a $25 Amazon gift card was Occupational Therapy student Lindsey Keys. Congratulations Lindsey! Milligan Libraries would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s Book+ART event. Here are photos of this year’s entries…


A Dangerous Business by Katherine Burns


Altered Book by Jil Smith


Atlas Star by Jil Smith


Birdhouse by Joy Drinnon


Book Bag by Jil Smith


Dahlia by Mary Jackson


Day in the life Of a buTterfly by Lindsey Keys


Fragments by Jude Morrissey


Heidi by Lindsay Kenderes


My Favorite Genes by Rebecca Ritter


Spiraling out of Control by Mary Jackson


The Old Made New by Jil Smith


Untitled by The Morrisseys


When We Were Very Young by Jil Smith