Alice in Wonderland

In honor of the upcoming release of Disney's Alice in Wonderland on March 5th, Greenwood Public Library is celebrating with two days of special events!

Teen Activities - March 3
11am & 3pm: Watch the Disney animated version of Alice in Wonderland
4pm: House of Cards stacking contest in YA room
All Day: Games, Raffles, Prizes & More

Children's Activities - March 3
9am - 6pm: Take a trip down the Rabbit Hole with Alice for a day of activities, crafts and fun in the Children's Room. Mad Hatter scavenger hunt, Doormouse bowling, House of Cards, Fish for the Queen of Hearts, puzzles, coloring pages and more! No registration necessary.

Grownups - March 4
Mad Hatter Tea Blending: 6-8pm
Donna from Teapots n' Treasures will lead us in a 'mad' evening of tea blending.  Whether you are a tea lover, an Alice in Wonderland fan, or just celebrating an unbirthday, join us for an amazing and tasty evening of tea blending. $10 per person, registration required.

Before you see the movie, be sure to read the original classic tale:

Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

Rachel's Comments: Curiouser and curiouser-it is strange how Alice in Wonderland has invaded our collective consciousness. How often have you heard the terms "white rabbit" or "unbirthday" in everyday conversation? (Even when this conversation does not involve Jefferson Airplane.) The mystique around Alice in Wonderland has probably evolved from Carroll's creation of a dream--a dream we all feel as if we have had before.

The book will seem very familiar--especially if you have seen any of the movie versions of this tale. Having this visual of the Dormouse, Caterpillar, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum may make it easier to take in the hallucinatory poetry that accompanies their tales in the books. I always felt an uneasiness around this story as a child because none of the characters act they way they should. What does this mean anyway? My next read will probably have to be the Annotated Alice. This may be fruitless, however, because as Alice said, "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?"  Check status at GPL