New Book Display: What's Your Story?

Storytelling is an art form that dates back centuries, encompassing both oral and written traditions, and a well-told tale is usually one that reveals something relevant, significant, or universal to the human experience. Storytelling can take many forms: verbal, auditory, visual, and kinesthetic, with common elements for success: a natural arc -- or beginning, middle, and end; a clear narrative voice, or voices; compelling characters working to resolve inner conflict; a structured storyline, or plot; and insightful theme or themes.

This book display looks at the intersection of art, personal narrative, truth, and social issues, with information and guidance on individual creative expression in different mediums. From felting and crafting, to listening to and acting upon an account of someone else's experience, our stories are intended to be made and shared, and they help us find mutual interests, aspirations, and truths -- the common ground that binds our humanity.

What's Your Story? complements the new Offit Gallery exhibition, Let Me Think About It, by Teachers College doctoral student and 2024 Myers awardee Carina Maye, and it invites you to consider sharing your own experience in new, imaginative, and educational ways.

At Everett Cafe, you'll find a new book collection every few weeks that relates to current events, education, or learning environments.