Library Events Highlight Authors
- UNCP Author/Contributor (non-UNCP co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Karen Fritts, Government Documents/Development Librarian (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP )
- Web Site: http://www.uncp.edu/academics/library
Abstract: Authors from around the state and country are slated to appear at the Mary Livermore Library this year. Kicking off this parade of writers is California native and author Nina Marie Martínez to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15, 2007. Ms. Martínez will dis¬cuss her book ¡Caramba!: A Tale Told in Turns of the Card.
The Library continues to celebrate authors this fall with a program and reception featuring Mike Lassiter, author of a book titled, Our Vanishing Americana: A North Carolina Portrait, and Dr. Melton McLaurin, Professor Emeritus at UNC Wilmington and author of The Marines of Montford Point: America’s First Black Marines.
In conjunction with National Library Week, the annual Friends of the Library benefit is planned for April 11, 2008. The 2008 benefit will feature Bill Thompson speaking on “Growing Up in North Carolina.” Mr Thompson’s most current work is Sweet Tea, Fried Chicken, and Lazy Dogs: Reflections on North Carolina Life.
Library Events Highlight Authors
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Library Lines vol.16, no.2
- Language: English
- Date: 2007
- Keywords
- Libraries, Friends of the Library, Library Programs, Library Activities, Mary Livermore Library