Douglas Literacy Program

About the Literacy Program

The Douglas Arts and Humanities Association’s, and the Douglas Library’s, commitment to literacy is an integral part of our commitment to our community. We believe in parents reading to their children. We believe learning to read is an investment that opens doorways for personal, professional, artistic and economic growth. We believe that writing is a vital communication art. That is why our commitment to literacy remains strong. It is a gift that no one can take away — a gift that lasts a lifetime. It is a gift that empowers children and adults to share their own stories in their own way.

Contact for information:

Victoria Yarbrough
City Librarian
Douglas Public Library
560 10th Street
Douglas, AZ 85607

Tel: 520.417.7355
Fax: 520.805.5503

Tuesday, July 6th
9:00am – 1:00pm
North Branch
The Bridgeport Public Library teams up with International & New York Times Bestselling author Steve Berry to present a writers workshop – a benefit for the Bridgeport History Center.
New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry will teach the craft of writing, including the Four “C’s” of story structure, effective dialogue, point of view, and the all important 10 Rules of Writing in three 50-minute sessions. This will be followed by a Questions and Answers session.
All proceeds from this event will go to the Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library, to assist in the cost of preserving local history materials and funding the Barnum circus poster conservation project. They are celebrating P. T. Barnum’s 200th birthday on July 5, 2010, as well as the 75th anniversary of the Bridgeport History Center. P.T. Barnum was a resident and entrepreneur in Bridgeport, Connecticut and Mayor in 1875.
Mr. Berry is donating his time and expenses.
Please join us at the:
Bridgeport Public Library’s North Branch -3455 Madison Avenue
Attendance is reserved with your contribution of $100
Info & registration form
For more information, contact Mary Witkowski, Bridgeport City Historian, at 203-576-7417 or mwitkowski@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org

The Barnum Museum | 820 Main Street | Bridgeport, CT 06604
phone: 203-331-1104 | fax: 203-331-0079
Executive Director/Curator: Kathleen Maher

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Past Events:

Jennifer Lee Carrell will be visiting the library on Saturday, May 15, as part of her new book tour, HAUNT ME STILL.

Bio:

I was born in 1962, in Washington, D.C., but I grew up in Arizona. I have a Ph.D. in English from Harvard, along with undergraduate degrees from Oxford and Stanford. I was first pulled into studying literature by the Arthurian legend, and later by Norse sagas, Tolkien, and Shakespeare; my father jokes that I majored in fairy tales. It’s something of a surprise to find myself writing thrillers. Before I began to write books full time, I taught literature and writing at Harvard. Later, I was the classical music critic for the Arizona Daily Star. I’ve also written a number of pieces for the Smithsonian Magazine. I live in Tucson, Arizona, with my husband, son, two dogs and three cats.My first book, The Speckled Monster, is what you might call a non-fiction thriller about smallpox, set in 1721. USA Today praised it as being written “in a compelling, almost novelistic, voice.” My second book—but first novel—has become an international bestseller, translated into 28 languages. It’s calledInterred with Their Bones in the U.S., and The Shakespeare Secret in the UK and many other countries. My newest book is titled Haunt Me Still in the U.S. and The Shakespeare Curse in the UK. Italy has called it Il Sangue che Resta, or The Blood That Remains. (Blood may remain, apparently, but titles are wayward and inconstant as the moon.) I hope you’ll give it a try!

Here’s a link to her page with more information about her:
http://www.jenniferleecarrell.com