Book Traces

The Book Traces event was very enlightening! At this event, I got to take away an idea about books that I had never thought about before. For me I love the ability to hold a physical book in my hands. Reading from a computer is fine in short spurts, but a novel deserves to be read from paper. While I am sure a lot of people do not feel the same way this event just renewed my faith in how important physical books are. Each book that we saw was like a time capsule holding flowers, hair, toys, or stories of people’s lives. These people did not have a claim to fame, but their stories are powerful and enlightening. I personally have a family bible that I put flowers in after each family member has passed. It’s a way to remember them even after they have gone. It never occurred to me that books can be stories and pieces of history in themselves. These books can hold a look into a person’s life that would have been lost if discarded. I hope this project is expanded so more books can be collected so not to lose a hidden part of history.  While I understand, the digital age is here and never going away my hope is that more people get to see this event.  People need to see that some books can hold more stories then just the printed one.