Today is Frankenstein Friday! Celebrated each year on the last Friday of October, Frankenstein Friday pays homage to one of the greatest gothic stories of all time. This year we celebrate the 200th anniversary of when Mary Shelley wrote a novel about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who discovers how to give life to inanimate bodies. He creates a monster that pursues him to the ends of the earth and eventually destroys everything he holds dear.
People often mistakenly use the name “Frankenstein” to refer to the hideous monster (famously played by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film), but Victor Frankenstein never gives his creation a name. (https://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/frankenstein-friday) Come into the library at lunch today to try a Frankenstein puzzle, make your own monster, read some of the original text of Frankenstein or check out the new picture book biographies of Mary Shelley. Lots to see! You can also check out all the creepy Halloween books on display.
The library is closed at morning recess this morning, but it’s open the rest of the day.