Quidditch on the Quad
A University of Alabama (UA) student dresses the part as he joins Jana Fine, Tuscaloosa Public Library assistant director of outreach services, at the library’s Quidditch on the Quad booth November 13. The university hosted a World Cup Quidditch tournament with student body teams representing different countries. Originally a fictional sport from J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter book series, UA’s Quidditch event involved a series of Potter-related festivities, an international culture showcase, and a book drive benefiting the Alabama Literacy Initiative.
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“Outside, I ducked out of the way of a beeping Book Robot that was performing no book-like functions I could see, and I slid down the wall. Beside me sat a young-ish librarian in shiny black flats, poking derisively at her phone...
Jessa Crispin, in her description of the PLA Conference exhibit hall, “Book Report,” The Smart Set, Mar. 27.
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