Books & Authors
Author Events
Presented by MCDL and the Friends of MCDL
Virtual Author Visit with Kirsten Miller
Tuesday, January 21, 6:30 pm, Zoom, register online
Join us for a conversation with Kirsten Miller, author of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books and The Change. Kirsten grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, and in addition to her adult novels, is the author of the Last Reality and Eternal Ones series for teens, as well as the Kiki Strike series for kids. She lives in New York with her family.
Browse titles by Kirsten Miller.
Author Visit with Sharon Short
Tuesday, February 18, 6:30 pm, Brunswick Library, register online
Sharon Short is the author of sixteen published books, including the award-winning Kinship series of historical mysteries (as Jess Montgomery). Her newest, Trouble Island, is historical suspense set in the 1930s on a Lake Erie island. Sharon lives in southern Ohio with her family.
Book sale and signing following event. Blizzard date: February 25
Browse titles by Sharon Short.
The Poetry Project: Entries accepted Feb. 1-28
Winners from each age category will be published in miniature books, available at all MCDL locations during National Library Week (April 6-12).
Entry Guidelines: enter your original poems (30 lines or fewer) or art (3" square, if emailed: jpg/png file, at least 300 ppi) at any MCDL location or email to poetryproject@mcdl.info.
Please Include: title of work, your name, phone or email, and age category (12 & under, 13-17, 18 & up)
Book Club Bags
Get your book club up and running! Each Book Club Bag contains 10 copies of the book and discussion questions. Bags check out for six weeks at a time. Additional formats like audiobooks or large print are available for most titles.
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