Fall into Reading
Osceola Library’s Premier Reading Festival
September 26, 27, & 28, 2008
The Osceola Library System is pleased to announce the dates for its first Reading Festival: September 26, 27 & 28, 2008. Festival goals include promoting literacy, fostering the enjoyment of the written word for all ages, and bringing together all those interested in reading, writing, and publishing. Festival events will take place at the Hart Memorial Central Library at 211 East Dakin Avenue in downtown Kissimmee. For a detailed schedule of events, please click OsceolaLibrary.org.
Signature Events Include Appearances & Book Signings by Major Authors:
Mary Jane Clark—New York Times bestselling mystery & suspense author
Chris Crutcher—award winning author, educator, and family therapist best knownfor his realistic fiction that teens love
Lisa Campbell Ernst—award winning author and illustrator of kids books
Paula Stark—local celebrity, newspaper publisher, and children’s book author
Authors Gallery
To provide the community with the opportunity to interact directly with published authors and to purchase autographed copies of their books, a meet & greet with continental breakfast fare is scheduled for Saturday, September 27, 2008 from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Calling All Published Authors!
Any published author interested in participating in the Author’s Gallery event may download a participation form from the Library’s website. Authors—at no charge—will be provided with a skirted, 6 foot by 18 inch table to showcase/sell their published books.
