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Patricia Wrede at ACPL November 7!
Patricia Wrede, author of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Dealing With Dragons, etc.), Sorcery and Cecilia, and Shadow Magic, will give a presentation in Young Adults’ Services on the second floor of the Main Library this Saturday, November 7, at 10:00 am.
She won’t be doing any book signing during her ACPL visit, but if you want to get a book signed, you will have the opportunity at this event to get a coupon for Saturday admission to PentaCon (November 6-8 at the Grand Wayne Center) for just $6, thanks to the PentaCon organizers – a real bargain compared to the normal $18 one-day admission. At PentaCon, Patricia Wrede will have another presentation AND a book signing on Saturday afternoon, and you’ll also be able to check out the dealer area for the latest cool games.
Add comment November 2, 2009
John Updike, 1932-2009
John Updike died today after a battle with lung cancer. He was 76. He has been called America’s greatest poetic novelist. Among many other honors, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his novels Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest.
It seems like I’ve been meaning to read Updike for a long time. I wonder where I should start … here’s a list of his novels (and short stories) you can get at the library, and also his poetry.
1 comment January 27, 2009
Summer Reading!
If you are reading this summer be sure to sign up for the summer reading program! (Note: if you are reading this blog post, you ARE reading – this counts!) The ACPL has a summer reading program for everyone this summer.
Kids – Catch the Reading Bug! Sign up online or at any location of the ACPL. Read to earn great gifts like a Rocking Rhymes CD or a packet of marigold seeds, a reusable bookbag and books. Check out the puppet show, magic show, recycled art, and more. See a complete listing of programs here. Babies can sign up too!
Teens – Metamorphosis @ your Library. Sign up online and read to earn destination passes, books, a chance to win a laptop and a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Borders or Best Buy. Attend programs like Extreme Metamorphic Cars, Chocolate Art, Shrinky Dinks, Sculpey Bugs and more. See a complete listing of programs here.
Adults – Relax, Renew, Read! Sign up at any location of the ACPL and read to earn a booklight, a reusable bookbag, a gift certificate to Twice Sold Tales and a chance to win a rocker-recliner. Count time that you spend reading blogs (or anything else online), the newspaper, books, or whatever you like to read. You can also count the time that you spend listening to books on mp3/tape/CD AND the time that you spend reading aloud to your family!
Don’t miss the fun this summer 
Heather, Children’s Services
Add comment June 12, 2008
