[Chat] Fwd: Community Event: First Ever Waverly BookFest
Stephen J Gewirtz
gewirtz at bellatlantic.net
Tue Jul 24 13:03:24 EDT 2007
aggiroux at girouxdevelopment.com wrote:
>
> You have received this email because of your current or past community
> leadership activities. Please forward this information to any person
> or group you think appropriate. I would appreciate it if community
> groups and neighborhood associations would include this information in
> newsletters, web pages and on bulletin boards for the community. The
> attachment is a flyer with full text detailing the event.
>
> What: Waverly BookFest
>
> When: Saturday, September 15, 2007 11 AM-4 PM
>
> Where: Waverly Branch of the EPFL, 400 E. 33rd Street
>
> Brought to you by the Friends of the Waverly Branch. Proceeds to
> support the Waverly Branch.
>
> Programming and activities for adults, teens and children. Also Book
> Sale, Bake Sale, Silent Auction and Book Appraisals. Maryland's Poet
> Laureate Michael S. Glaser will be leading the adult programming,
> Warrior Poetess Tonya Maria Matthews aka JaHipster will be leading the
> teen workshop and poetry jam. Stories and activities for the children.
> Fun for all ages. Registration required for teen programming as space
> is limited to 50 participants. Forms for registration will be
> available at the Waverly Branch Circulation Desk. Free book appraisals
> limited to the first 25 people and you must register at the branch
> during the event prior to 2 PM.
>
> We still need the following:
>
> 1. Books for the Book Sale (good condition, no text books). A bin is
> located in the Waverly Branch lobby for donations.
>
> 2. Volunteers to bake for the Bake Sale
>
> 3. Donations for the Silent Auction
>
> 4. Volunteers to help us staff the event Saturday, September 15th and
> the evening before to set up.
>
> Contact Ann Giroux, Waverly Friends BookFest Coordinator at (410)
> 889-6484 or aggiroux at girouxdevelopment.com
> <mailto:aggiroux at girouxdevelopment.com> Thank You!
>
The following is the text that was attached to the original email as a
Word document.
> *The First Ever Waverly BookFest *
>
> *Brought to you by the Waverly Branch Friends*
>
>
>
> *Saturday, September 15, 2007** **11 AM – 4 PM***
>
> *Waverly Branch, **400 E. 33^rd Street**, Across from the Waverly
> Farmer’s Market*
>
>
>
> Join us for a special fun-filled day of book browsing, poetry readings
> and performance, storytimes, children’s crafts and book appraisals.
> There is no charge for admission. Visitors to the branch will be able
> to peruse the book sale bins, enjoy freshly baked treats, and bid on
> silent auction items all day long. In addition, there is the following
> scheduled programming:
>
>
>
> *Children’s Programming *11 AM – 1 PM Children’s Reading Room**
>
> Young readers will be entertained with stories, fun crafts, face
> painting and an animal visitor.
>
>
>
> *Teen Programming *12 PM – 2 PM Meeting Room**
>
> Well-known warrior poetess, Tonya Maria Matthews, aka JaHipster, will
> lead a dynamic Wordsmithing Workshop followed by Open Mike &
> Conversations, an exciting teens-only poetry jam session. This event
> is a rare opportunity for young poets to interact with an accomplished
> and award-winning slam and competition poet performer. Limited to
> fifty participants so pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
> Registration forms will soon be available at the Waverly Branch
> Circulation Desk.
>
> * *
>
> *Adult Programming *2 PM – 3 PM Meeting Room**
>
> Michael S. Glaser, Maryland’s Poet Laureate and head of the Division
> of Arts and Letters and chair of the English Department at St. Mary’s
> College of Maryland, will lead a participatory poetry program titled
> Telling Our Stories/Writing Our Poems.
>
>
>
> *Adult Programming *3 PM – 4 PM Adult Reading Room
>
> David Gray, owner of Allen’s Bookshop, with over 25 years of
> experience in the bookselling business, will provide 25 free oral book
> appraisals on a first come first served basis. One book per person.
> Register the day of the event by 2 PM.
>
>
>
> *Books are being collected at the Waverly Branch in the marked
> drop-off box in the lobby. Accepting books in good condition. No
> textbooks please. For further information, to register for the teen
> programming, to contribute items to the book sale and silent auction,
> or to volunteer to help with the event, please contact Ann Giroux at
> (410) 889-6484. *
>
>
>
>
>
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