We've got a couple of great author visits planned for September, and the book clubs will be discussing a wide range of titles:
Author Events
As part of the North Carolina Literary Festival's Authors on the Road program, author P. T. Deutermann (Sana M. posted about him here) will make an appearance at the Headquarters Library on Tuesday, September 1. A reception and book signing with the author will kick things off at 5:30 PM, followed by a presentation at 6:30 PM.
Audience favorite Dr. Elliot Engel returns to the Headquarters Library on Tuesday, September 22, when he'll talk about Rudyard Kipling, the English novelist and Nobel Prize winner. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, and there is a small admission fee: $10 for the public, $5 for Friends members, and $2 for students. Tickets are sold at the door, and you can join the Friends at the event. Dr. Engel's programs are always very well attended, so come early for the best seating!
Book Club Meetings
September 8:
East of the River Book Club (East Regional Library), will discuss The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, at 7:00 PM.
The McArthur Road Irregulars (North Regional Library) will be talking about Swedish author Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, also at 7:00 PM.
September 9:
North Regional's Wednesday Book Club will discuss Dr. Randy Pausch's The Last Lecture at 10:30 AM.
September 15:
The Gen-X Book Club will meet at 7:00 PM at DeDeaux's Java Shop on Ramsey Street to talk about The Help, a novel by Kathryn Stockett.
The Spring Lake Book Break Book Club gets together at 7:00 PM at the Spring Lake Branch and will discuss Ann B. Ross's Miss Julia Stands Her Ground.
September 17:
The Opened Gates Book Club will meet at the Headquarters Library at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be in conjunction with the newly formed African American Family History Study Group, and will focus on viewing and discussing an abridged version of a documentary film, Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North, which connects a Rhode Island family with their ancestors' role in the slave trade. Contact Wanda Hunter, our Local and State History Librarian and Opened Gates facilitator, for more information.
September 28:
The Great Books Discussion Group will examine The Garden of Forking Paths, a short story by Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges.
Please join us for any of these events! For more information, please call the branch where the event will take place.
--Nora
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Meet the Authors - This Saturday
(Updated June 4)
Come one, come all to the library's Local Authors Showcase!
This Friends of the Library-sponsored event takes place on Saturday, June 6, from noon until 4:00PM at the Headquarters Library in downtown Fayetteville. Meet some of the region's homegrown writers, learn about their books, ask about their publishing experiences, and help us kick off our Adult Summer Reading Club.
Here's a tentative list of participating authors and their books:
- Timothy T. Ajani, Streams of Refreshing: Inspirational Poems for Our Time
- William Billings, From Cotton Field to University: A History of Methodist University 1956-2006
- Gloria Elliott, Chip the Silent Watchdog
- Pauline Hicks Chapman, Survived to Love
- Suzanne Farrior, Froggie Babies, The Hungry Little Bunny, and A Child's World from My Point of View
- Esther Fay Holcombe, A Young Woman’s Struggle and Delights in 1857 and The Intruder
-Margaret Jefferson, Fear to Faith: A Poetic Journey
-Charles Mathews, Charlie and GI's Best-kept Secret in the Far East
- Matthew McLean, A Bewitching Summer, Shame in a Small Town, and Locked Up Freed Busted
-Shirley McNeill, Exploring Sensational You: Helping Youth Develop Character
- Edna Moore, I Refuse To!
- William Pate, Survival of The Lost Colony, the Untold Story
-Suzetta Perkins, Behind the Veil, A Love So Deep, and EX-terminator: Life After Marriage
- Reginald Pinkney, Pass It On
- Catherine Poole, Bat Boy’s Crazy Day
-Marylou Berry Roche, Fun Golf Games for Women
- Hope Roten, Overthrone
- Janine Scott-Lowe, Reflections, Inspirations
--Nora A.
Come one, come all to the library's Local Authors Showcase!
This Friends of the Library-sponsored event takes place on Saturday, June 6, from noon until 4:00PM at the Headquarters Library in downtown Fayetteville. Meet some of the region's homegrown writers, learn about their books, ask about their publishing experiences, and help us kick off our Adult Summer Reading Club.
Here's a tentative list of participating authors and their books:
- Timothy T. Ajani, Streams of Refreshing: Inspirational Poems for Our Time
- William Billings, From Cotton Field to University: A History of Methodist University 1956-2006
- Gloria Elliott, Chip the Silent Watchdog
- Pauline Hicks Chapman, Survived to Love
- Suzanne Farrior, Froggie Babies, The Hungry Little Bunny, and A Child's World from My Point of View
- Esther Fay Holcombe, A Young Woman’s Struggle and Delights in 1857 and The Intruder
-Margaret Jefferson, Fear to Faith: A Poetic Journey
-Charles Mathews, Charlie and GI's Best-kept Secret in the Far East
- Matthew McLean, A Bewitching Summer, Shame in a Small Town, and Locked Up Freed Busted
-Shirley McNeill, Exploring Sensational You: Helping Youth Develop Character
- Edna Moore, I Refuse To!
- William Pate, Survival of The Lost Colony, the Untold Story
-Suzetta Perkins, Behind the Veil, A Love So Deep, and EX-terminator: Life After Marriage
- Reginald Pinkney, Pass It On
- Catherine Poole, Bat Boy’s Crazy Day
-Marylou Berry Roche, Fun Golf Games for Women
- Hope Roten, Overthrone
- Janine Scott-Lowe, Reflections, Inspirations
--Nora A.
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