POSTPONED - Author Visit with Mary Bright Carr

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. We are hoping to reschedule, but a new date has not yet been set.

The Broome County Public Library invites you to join us as we welcome local author Mary Bright Carr as she discusses memory and traumatic experience in her new novel With The Tide on Thursday, August 5, 6:00-7:30pm. Ms. Carr is a retired SUNY Oneonta professor in the field of cognitive psychology with a primary research interest in memory, and she has published two non-fiction books in this area. This reading and book discussion will take place in the Library’s Exhibit Room. For more information, please call the Library’s Information Services Department at 607-778-6451.

Knitting Group to Host Author Adrienne Martini

The Broome County Public Library Knitting Group will host a visit with Adrienne Martini, author of Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously, on Wednesday, June 16, 6:00pm. Ms. Martini, an Oneonta resident, will discuss her book, which details her yearlong quest to knit a Mary Tudor sweater, an incredibly complicated sweater design requiring advanced knitting techniques. This event will take place in the Library's Exhibit Room, and it is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Library’s Information Services Department at 607-778-6456.

Library to Host Author Bryan Davis

The Broome County Public Library invites young people and their parents to join us in a visit with author Bryan Davis on Thursday, January 14, at 6:30pm. Mr. Davis is the author of the Dragons in Our Midst and Oracles of Fire series, contemporary/fantasy books for young adults. During his visit at the library, he will be sharing his insights about the fantasy genre and its importance for young readers.

This program is intended for youth ages 10 and older, along with their parents. It will take place in the library’s Exhibit Room. For more information, please contact Sarah at 607-778-3564 or teen@bclibrary.info.

Poetry Reading and Workshop

The Broome County Public Library is pleased to host accomplished writer and poet, Andrei Guruianu, Broome County's Poet Laureate, on Saturday, December 12, 1:00-3:00pm. Mr. Guruianu will offer a poetry reading and workshop, which will be free and open to the public.

Andrei Guruianu works to bring poetry to the people of the Southern Tier and he has established a literary journal, The Broome Review. For more information about Mr. Guruianu and his work, you can visit his website by clicking here.

Night Navigation: A Visit with Author Ginnah Howard

The Broome County Public Library is pleased to announce the visit of author Ginnah Howard on Thursday, November 5, at 6:00pm, in the Library's Exhibit Room.

Ms. Howard will be sharing excerpts from her debut novel, Night Navigation, which tells the story of a mother and son who are both struggling with the son's drug addiction. After the reading, there will be time for a question-and-answer session with the author.

For more information about the author, visit http://www.ginnahhoward.com/.
For more information about this event, please call 607-778-6451.

Reviews of Night Navigation:

"The strength of this story pulls Howard's readers along, unable to turn away from a fierce mother and son who are determined to negotiate the future without having to 'detour around every moment of their past.'"

- New York Times Book Review, July 5, 2009, an Editor's Choice

"Ginnah Howard's raw, vivid account of addiction and codependency unflinchingly explores the vast darkness of guilt and despair. The stark, urgent voices...ache with anger and love, fear and hope. Howard's ability to dive so deep into the human psyche is a testament to her grace and compassion as a writer. Night Navigation will leave you breathless--a haunting, riveting debut."

- Kiara Brinkman, author of Up High in the Trees