The Southern Kentucky Book Fest will soon be here! It is the state's largest literary event and is presented by WKU Libraries, Warren County Public Library, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
Held annually during National Library Week, the Book Fest draws thousands of readers of all ages who welcome the occasion to meet their favorite authors. This year's Book Fest will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its new location, the Carroll Knicely Conference Center. The new location was chosen to bring the event closer to Bowling Green Community College at WKU’s South Campus where the KY Writers Conference is held the Friday before the Book Fest. For a full list of authors attending the book festival visit www.sokybookfest.org.
Fireside Chats Book Club
Sit by the fire at The Bob Kirby Branch and discuss books with us. The Fireside Chats Book Club features discussions revolving around one book per month.
Fireside Chats meets at 6:00
p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. To see the current selection, click here; for information, please call Main Library at 270-781-4882 or the Bob Kirby Branch at 270-782-0252.
The Great Books Discussion Series
Continuing for its 4th year, our
Great Books discussion series will meet at the Main Library each month on the first Tuesday and the following Thursday, beginning January 6.
Great Book discussion groups are open-ended gatherings where people of all backgrounds come to talk about literature and the great ideas and issues that literature addresses. Groups read and discuss a short literary selection each month. Please join in at anytime. For more information call the Main Library at 270-781-4882.
The Big Read - Southern Kentucky!
An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, The Big Read is designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.
The first selection in January 2009 was Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which was followed that October by The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's tale of the Jazz Age.
Check the official Big Read Website for all the exciting activities that are being planned for the future of this popular community reading event.
