Every spring Charlottesville, Virginia hosts one of the biggest book festivals in the country - a five day event that draws an audience of over 22,000 book lovers. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to stage an event of this scale, and Miller School of Albemarle students are helping out.

The service group contributes to festival preparations in a number of ways. Students distribute promotional bookmarks to stores throughout the Charlottesville area. They help festival administrators enter data and sort materials. They even read book submissions and help to decide whether or not they should be accepted into the festival!

In short, this service group is an excellent opportunity for MSA students to learn about event organization, promotion, and planning. Even more importantly, it is an opportunity for them to serve their community and one of the most important cultural events in the state of Virginia.