“Life on a Shelf” from Sanspointe Dance Company

This post was originally published on September 4, 2013.

Today, we take a glimpse at a project that celebrates the importance of libraries in our communities. Last month, the Sanspointe Dance Company in Birmingham, Alabama, presented “Life on a Shelf,” a series of dance performances touring local libraries, including branches of the Birmingham Public Library. But wait, it gets better! These dances werecreated to connect everyone—regardless of age—to the shelves and books in a library, and dir...