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Bestselling author, Robert Dugoni, to appear at the Spring author event!

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Robert Dugoni in front of city

Robert Dugoni bestselling New York Times author will appear Thursday, April 13, at 11:00 am at the Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Rd, Lancaster, PA.  Dugoni best known for his crime mysteries, legal thrillers and compelling novels, will be in conversaton with Scott LaMar of WITF.  The Council of Friends of Public Libraries will host the event, which is a fundraiser for all of the public libraries in Lancaster County.

Ticket holders will receive a complimentary trade paperback copy of Dugoni’s latest novel Her Deadly Game.

About the Author

book her deadly game by Robert Dugoni

Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle, which has sold more than 8 million books worldwide. He is also the author of The Charles Jenkins espionage series, the David Sloane legal thriller series, and several stand-alone novels including The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and the literary novels, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year, for which Dugoni’s narration won an Audio File Earphones Award and the critically acclaimed, The World Played Chess; as well as the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Several of his novels have been optioned for movies and television series. Dugoni is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and a three-time winner of the Friends of
Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He has also been a finalist for many other awards including the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award.

Robert Dugoni’s books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than thirty languages. For more information, visit:

https://www.robertdugonibooks.com/bio

The Council of Friends

Established in 2000, the award-winning Council of Friends of Public Libraries is made up of volunteers who are avid readers and are committed to promoting reading countywide.  The group has organized and hosted author events that have featured best-selling authors for the past 22 years.  The group has raised over $140,000 for the public libraries by hosting these annual author events.  This year the Council of Friends is proud to announce a partnership with Midtown Scholar Books located at 1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102.

Book signing and a “Meet and Greet” with the author after the event.
Robert Dugoni’s backlist books will be available for purchase at the event.

Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Cafe

Event tickets are currently on sale for $50, which includes the author presentation and a trade paperback copy of Robert Dugoni’s latest book, Her Deadly Game.

Contact Cathy Doremus to purchase tickets.
cdoremus12@gmail.com
36 Brusen Drive
Lititz, PA 17543
Checks should be made payable to The Council of Friends.

Click here for the Ticket Order Form

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Reading Royals Slapshot’s Winter Reading Challenge

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Participate in the Reading Royals Slapshot’s Winter Reading Challenge to earn a free ticket to Lancaster County Libraries Day at the Reading Royals!

Sunday, March 5,2023

Challenge ends February 25, 2023

What is the challenge?

Read 20 minutes a day for 20 Days

Who can participate?

Readers between the ages of 5-15

 

Go to your local library and ask the staff for a Reading Log and more information!

 

 

Two authors—one stage—to benefit public libraries!

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March 1, 2022 – In an unprecedented event, the Council of Friends of Lancaster County’s Public Libraries has arranged for two NYTimes best-selling authors to appear on stage at the same time!  Adriana Trigiani and Chris Bohjalian will share one stage to benefit public libraries. This unique event will be moderated by Scott LaMar, WITF’s Smart Talk host, who will have a conversation with both authors at the same time. This conversational format follows three of our past events and was very popular with attendees.

The Council of Friends 21st Author Event will be held on Tuesday , May 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Rd, Lancaster, PA.   The Council of Friends of Public Libraries, Aaron’s Books and the Library System of Lancaster County will host the fundraising event to benefit public libraries in Lancaster County.

Click here to watch a message from Chris Bohjalian regarding the event.

 

ADRIANA TRIGIANI is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including The Shoemaker’s Wife. Her books have been published in thirty-eight languages around the world. She is an award-winning playwright, television writer/producer, and filmmaker. Adriana’s latest novel, The Good Left Undone, tells the story of the Cabrellis, a hardworking family of Tuscan artisans with long-held secrets.  For more information visit: https://adrianatrigiani.com

Adriana’s Promo Video Things Left Undone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXz0dJDYFac

CHRIS BOHJALIAN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-four books. His work has been translated into 35 languages and become three movies and an Emmy-nominated TV series. His latest novel, The Lioness, is a riveting historical thriller that is a story of fame, race, love, and death set in a world on the cusp of great change.  He lives in Vermont.  For more information visit: https://chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Litsy, and Goodreads, @chrisbohjalian

Chris Bohjalian’s video about The Red Lotus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxntxSUH0ak

Chris gives a heartfelt message about Libraries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF0EyDM657w

 

SCOTT LAMAR is the Award-winning Host/Executive Producer of award-winning, Smart Talk radio, WITF’s public affairs program.  He has won more than a dozen Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcast Awards since 2000 and has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.

The Council of Friends 

Established in 2000, is the award-winning volunteer committee of avid readers who are committed to promoting reading countywide.  The group has organized and hosted author events that have featured best-selling authors for the past 21 years.  In 2010, they formed a partnership with Independent Bookstore Aaron’s Books in Lititz that brings authors to Lancaster County while they travel on their national book tours. Last year’s event that featured best-selling author, David Baldacci, broke all previous fundraising records for the county’s public libraries.

How to purchase tickets

Click here to download a Ticket Order Form.  
The $65.00 event ticket will entitle guests to receive two complimentary books: a copy of Trigiani’s new book Good Left Undone and Bohjalian’s new book, The Lioness.

Ticketholders must bring their ticket to the event to receive their complimentary copies of both Adriana Trigiani’s and Chris Bohjalian’s latest book.

*There will be no luncheon at this event.  Contact Sue Newswanger at news1165@gmail.com to purchase tickets.  Checks should be made payable to The Council of Friends.

Tickets are also on sale at Aaron’s Books, 35 East Main Street, Lititz, PA 717-627-1990.
https://www.AaronsBooks.com/

For more information, including library hours, visit the Library System of Lancaster County’s website at www.lancasterlibraries.org to access system-wide events as well as your local library’s web page!

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Jeopardy Champion Brad Rutter funds new eResource Brainfuse!

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We are excited to announce the release of brand new resources BrainFuse JobNow and Brainfuse HelpNow.  Brainfuse is an award winning service, building career and academic skills through tutoring/coaching, interactive lessons, providing collaborative space and other means.

Photo of Brad Rutter, All-Time Jeopardy Champion

This was made possible in part through generous donations from Lancaster’s own Jeopardy Champion – Brad Rutter. Rutter has been contributing funds for the past nine years through his Lancaster County Community Foundation donor-advised fund to benefit the Public Libraries in Lancaster County.

To learn more about what BrainFuse has to offer see the links below.

BrainFuse JobNow:

Click here to learn more about JobNow

Click here to access JobNow

BrainFuse HelpNow:

Click here to learn more about HelpNow

Click here to access HelpNow

Public Libraries Host Story Book Character Amelia Bedelia!

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The first book about this character was published over 55 years ago, and still delights plenty of young children and early elementary students as well as adults. A New York Times Book Review reads, “No child can resist Amelia Bedelia and her literal trips through the minefield of the English language—and no adult can fail to notice that she’s usually right when she’s wrong.”

 

Enjoy Amelia in picture books, beginner readers, and chapter books!

 

Delight in meeting her and hearing her silly stories at these libraries.
Please contact the library listed to register for the program.

 

Checkout these Amelia Bedelia Stories!

Amelia Bedelia Story Book Costume Character Visits

Milanof-Schock Library, Mount Joy
Saturday, November 2 at 2:00 pm

Ephrata Public Library
Monday, November 4 at 10:00 am and 11:00 am

Eastern Lancaster County Library, New Holland
Tuesday, November 5 at 10:03 am

Pequea Valley Public Library, Intercourse
Tuesday, November 5 at 4:00 pm

Moores Memorial Library, Christiana
Wednesday, November 6 at 10:30 am

Manheim Township Public Library
Friday, November 8 at 10:30 am

Columbia Public Library
Tuesday, November 12 at 3:00 pm

Adamstown Area Library
Wednesday, November 13 at 10:00 am

Lancaster Public Library Mountville Branch
Thursday, November 14 at 10:15 am

Quarryville Library
Friday, November 15 from 10:30 am

 

For more information about Amelia Bedelia

https://www.ameliabedeliabooks.com/

For a listing of the local public libraries, click here.

Columbia Launches Lancaster County’s First Library Podcast

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The Columbia Public Library just launched their new podcast, the first library podcast in Lancaster county! The podcast debuted with “Story Time with Ms. Lisa,” a collection of classic children’s tales read by the Columbia Public Library’s Library Administrator, Lisa Greybill!

The idea was first conceived by Jeffrey Beck, as part of the library’s fall marketing / fundraising campaign. Mr. Beck formed a small podcast committee made up of board members Robin Gamby, Brenda Paxson, and Coni Haas, along with Greybill. Beck provided the technical recording expertise and Haas did extensive research into copyright legalities. The podcast was introduced at a Stuffed Animal Sleepover led by Heather Beury.

The podcast is now on the library website, with new stories expected to be uploaded on a regular basis. It is hoped that different members of the community will reach out to read for the podcast.

Greybill remarked, “We’re very happy to offer this free community service. it’s a great opportunity for the children and families here – and all over the world – to hear these classic stories.”

Click the link here to listen the podcast yourself

 

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Thanks to the Zerbe for the Rock-A-Thon Fundraiser for the Bookmobile

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The residents at the Zerbe Retirement Community love the Bookmobile! When they learned that the current Bookmobile was in need of replacement, they immediately went to work in planning an event that would help the cause and give special meaning to their residents.   They organized a Rock-A-Thon that raised $1,600 toward the purchase of a new Bookmobile.  Participating residents and staff rocked in rocking chairs for 30-minute intervals.  The ‘rockers’ found sponsors that helped to raise much-needed funds for the new Bookmobile.

Cheryl Heineman, Activities Director, headed the project with the same level of enthusiasm as the residents. She said, “We really love our Bookmobile and want to support it any way we can!”

Sandy Asher “Verses” the Birds Family Program on January 26,2016

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Manheim Township Public Library hosts a fun, family program by local award-winning author, Sandy Asher, on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:00 p.m.  The interactive presentation entitled Sandy Asher “Verses” the Birds, has a special focus on “our feathered friends” that also relates to the current “Crow Art Exhibit” at the library.  Join in on an evening of poems, puppets, fables and fun.  Take wing with words: write a poem of your own. (For ages 8 and up.)  Registration requested at https://mtpl.info/events/  or by calling the library at 560-6441, but walk-ins welcome.  For more information about the author, go to www.sandyasher.com .

Asher has written dozens of books and plays and was named Lancaster County’s Children’s Laureate in December 2014 by the Lancaster Literary Guild.  She quickly saw this honor as an opportunity to promote literacy and libraries, so the Celebrate Libraries project was born.  The project took shape with the help of the Literary Guild, Millersville University, the Public Libraries of Lancaster County, and staff from the Library System of Lancaster County.

Contact
Emily Neff
Manheim Township Public Library
eneff@mtpl.info
Phone (717) 509-4604 Ext 304       FAX  (717) 560-0570

 

Quarryville Library Names New Director

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Quarryville library logo

The Quarryville Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Cheri Crow will become Director of Quarryville Library Center beginning Monday, February 1, 2016.

Ms. Crow received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Kutztown University and Master of Library Science from Rutgers University and brings over 20 years of experience as a librarian. Since 2010 she has worked as Youth Services District Consultant for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Previously she worked as a college librarian, library director, children’s librarian and media specialist and is an enthusiastic advocate for childhood literacy. Throughout her career, Ms. Crow has demonstrated her ability to collaborate effectively with library users, staffs, and community organizations to provide meaningful programs and improve services. We believe that Quarryville Library with her leadership will become an increasingly essential center for resources and learning for our communities.

 

The Board of Trustees, led by President Linda Walter, commends the entire staff of the library for their excellent work during this transition. Special thanks are directed especially to Maribeth McMullen, our capable and tireless Interim Director, and to Frances Annis, the previous Library Director whose preparations for this transition were remarkably thorough and helpful.

 

The Board of Trustees will formally introduce Ms. Crow at a reception in her honor at the Library on Saturday, February 20, from 3 to 4 pm. Community members are invited and encouraged to attend.

 

For additional information, email qvlpresident@quarryvillelibrary.org.

357 Buck Road, Quarryville, PA 17566

Telephone: 717-786-9220

 

Best-selling, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, Anna Quindlen to speak at Library Author Luncheon on April 14, 2016

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Anna Quinlin pictureAnna Quindlen is coming to Lancaster County!  This award-winning author will appear at the 2016 Spring Author Luncheon on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Rd, Lancaster, PA.   Her appearance coincides with the April 5th release of her latest book, Miller’s Valley.  The  Council of Friends of Public Libraries, Aaron’s Books and the Library System of Lancaster County will host the luncheon, which is a fundraising event for public libraries in Lancaster County.

Click here for Ticket Order Form

About the Author

Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of eight novels: Object Lessons (1997), One True Thing (2006), Black and Blue (2000), Blessings (2003), Rise and Shine (2007), Every Last One (2010), Still Life with Bread Crumbs (2014), and Miller’s Valley (2016). Her memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, published in 2012, was a number one New York Times bestseller.  Her book A Short Guide to a Happy Life has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, Living Out Loud (1994) and Thinking Out Loud (1994). Her Newsweek columns were collected in Loud and Clear (2005)

About Miller’s Valley

Quindlen’s newest work of fiction is filled with the remMillers Valley Coverarkable insight that is the hallmark of Anna Quindlen’s beloved bestsellers, this extraordinary novel that begins in the 1960s is about Mimi, a woman coming of age as she unearths surprising secrets about her family, and unexpected truths about herself.  As the years go by, the unthinkable starts to seem inevitable. Anna Quindlen’s novel takes us through the changing eras of Mimi and her family, as secrets are revealed, and the heartbreaks of growing up and falling in love with the wrong man are overcome.  A deeply moving, inspiring story of a young woman learning to love and leave, the place and family from which she comes.

Advance praise for Miller’s Valley

“Miller’s Valley is a moving exploration of family and notions of home…Quindlen’s prose is crisp and her insights resonant. This coming-of-age story is driven as much by the fully realized characters as it is by the astute ideas about progress and place.”
– Publishers Weekly

“Miller’s Valley reads like a companion to Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge. I always wondered what a book from the perspective of Olive’s daughter would be like. Now, thanks to Anna Quindlen, I know.”
-Elisabeth Egan, author of A Window Opens

“A deeply moving, inspiring story of a young woman learning to love and leave, the place and family from which she comes.”
– Good Reads.co

“Anna Quindlen’s stunning new novel is a masterly study of family, memory, loss, and, ultimately, discovery and finding home. Miller’s Valley reminds us that the place where you grew up can disappear, and the people in it too, but all will live on in your heart forever.”
– Amazon

For more information about Anna Quindlen, visit her website: http://annaquindlen.net

About The Council of Friends

Established in 2000, the award-winning Council of Friends of Public Libraries is made up of volunteers who are avid readers and are committed to promoting reading countywide.  The group has organized and hosted author events that have featured best-selling authors for the past 15 years.  In 2010, they formed a partnership with Independent Bookstore, Aaron’s Books in Lititz that brought authors to Lancaster County while they were traveling on their national book tours.

 

Tickets for the 2016 luncheon will go on sale February 1st.  Cost is $45 per ticket, which includes lunch and the author presentation.

Contact Cathy Doremus at 717-627-3772 or email at cdoremus@ptd.net to purchase tickets.  Checks should be made payable to The Council of Friends.

Click here for the ticket order form

 

For more information, including library hours, visit the Library System of Lancaster County’s website at www.lancasterlibraries.org to access system-wide events as well as your local library’s web page!