Artists beware: Somebody wants you to dream up the worst art you could possibly make. That is what Wednesday nights’ Bad Art Night event at the Central library was all about. Taking that dream and turning it into a reality. Bad Art Night was put on by the ALT Library, a program organized by the Sacramento Public Library system. Bad Art Night was meant to be the creation of art by the creation-less. They wanted nothing good, just the makers to make whatever they could. And at the end, every piece was to be judged, with the winner taking home a prize. ALT Library was designed for Sacramento readers in their 20s and 30s. They feature events ranging from punk rock pilates to a book club and

A group of 12 women sat around a large table, passively sipping iced tea and discussing the latest novel chosen for their 8-month-old book club: “Darling Jim” by Christian Moerk. The outdoor awning of Franklin Boulevard’s Coffee Garden was full of avid readers as the Alt+Library Book Club for 20s and 30s met for its August discussion. The book club’s facilitators – programming librarians Lori Eastwood, 31, and Jessica Zaker, 29 – lead the monthly discussions with poignant insights and leading questions that get the attendees into the right mode of talk. “It’s a great way to read,” Meg Dana, 22, said. “If I’m not in school and I don’t have something driving me to read, I just don’t do it