Posted for your information, several upcoming events of interest:

Children's Book Week (May 12-18)
May 12th through 18th is Children's Book Week! To celebrate, we're going to be giving Waldenbooks gift cards to qualifying children who participate in the final "We Read on Wednesday" literacy program of the school year. Thanks to Waldenbooks and their customers for generously providing these prizes!

Author Talk: Barry Reese (Saturday, May 17)
Library Director/Author Barry Reese will be discussing his latest release, "The Rook Volume One" on May 17th from 1-3 pm at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library. Join us in the Special Collections Room for a celebration of Mr. Reese's exciting original creation: The Rook! Copies will be available for purchase and signing.

Community Movie Night: "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" (Monday, May 19)
Come to the Mary Vinson Memorial Library and visit the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world, and its 243-year-old eccentric owner. "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium," Rated G, starts at 6 pm in the Children's Theater.

Vacation Reading Club Sign-ups begin (Tuesday, May 20)
It's here! Sign-ups for all of our reading clubs begin on May 20th. This year, our focus is on bugs! Our Children's theme is "Catch the Reading Bug," for ages 0-11. Teens aged 12-18 will be able to "Metamorphosis" as they participate. And, for the first time, adults 18-up can join in the fun too and "Bug Out with Books!" There's truly something for everyone during this year's Vacation Reading Club; come and "get buggy" with us!

70th Anniversary Event: Bookmobile Commemoration Tour (Friday, May 23)
We're going mobile as we continue our 70th Anniversary celebration! To commemorate the first bookmobile route in the 1940s, we're heading out around town with a small sampling of our library collection.  We'll be stopping at locations around downtown with a connection to the Library, both past and present, as well as some other stops.  Look for us "on the move" from 9:30-11:30 am on Friday, May 23rd.

Vacation Reading Club Kickoff (Thursday, May 29)
Sign-ups begin May 20th, but on May 29th we'll celebrate our summer of fun with our first event! Pete Griffin and Birds of Prey will be performing at 10:30 am and 1:00 pm at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library. Come see these amazing animals and be a part of the fun!

Lake Sinclair Library: 5th Birthday Celebration (Friday, May 30)
Help us as we wish a happy 5th birthday to our Lake Sinclair Library branch. We'll have refreshments for everyone at the Lake Sinclair Library, beginning at 4 pm on Friday, May 30th.

Book Release Party: "Zane's Story" by Connie Duckworth (Saturday, May 31)
Come join us at the Mary Vinson Memorial Library as we celebrate the release of "Zane's Story" by local author Connie Duckworth. "Zane's Story" tells of Connie's son's struggle with Epilepsy and Landau-Kleffner Syndrome and how their family and the community has pulled together to support him. The Release Party will be held in the Special Collections Room from 1-3 pm.

As you can see, there are many ways for you to join in the fun; there's something for everyone at your local library!