Bookends Naomi Shihab Nye at F&M DVS Benefits at B&N Lititz Library Book Sale Seminar Benefits Library Consider Fish on Friday Moms’ Stories in Book Celebrating Dr. Seuss
Prize-winning poet and children’s author Naomi Shihab Nye, author of National Book Award finalist “19 Varieties of Gazelle,” will deliver the annual Hausman Lecture at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at the Barshinger Center for Musical Arts at Franklin & Marshall College.
She will also talk about the writing craft at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House on campus.
Both events are free to the public.
Kate Hertzog’s book and Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County have something in common: lots of strong, determined women.
Hertzog’s “More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Pennsylvania Women” profiles women who broke through social, cultural or poltical barriers to make contributions to society. DVS helps thousands of women escape violence in the homes and make a new life for themselves and their children.
Hertzog will sign books while Michael C. Anthony from 101 The Rose broadcasts live 9-11 a.m., and Auction Inn collects items to benefit DVS 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 8, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
Auction Inn will load up donated items that it will sell on eBay on behalf of the nonprofit organization. Milzey Carrasco said musical instruments, vintage electronics and brand-name collectibles from NASCAR, Hummel and Longaberger earn the best prices online.
nLater that day, at 7 p.m. at the store, “Jane” author Don Devine will discuss and sign his Civil War novel, partially set in Lancaster County.
Friends of the Lititz Public Library will hold a book sale March 6-8 at the library, 651 Kissel Hill Road. Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
Books are sorted into categories, with especially nice selections in history and children’s board books. Also offered are video tapes, DVDs and music CDs, including a complete set of the “Star Wars” films.
Books are priced at $2 or less, with the majority $1 or less. Noon-4 p.m. Saturday books are “a buck a bag.”
For more information, call the library at 626-2255.
Jeffrey Gitomer, author of the New York Times best-sellers “The Sales Bible” and “The Little Red Book of Selling,” will present a sales seminar 1-4:30 p.m. Monday, March 10, at the Lancaster Host Resort to benefit the Charlie and Gloria Jones Library project at Lancaster Bible College & Graduate School.
Registration is $99 per person, or $89 per person for groups of 10 or more. To register or for more information, visit www.gitomer.com or call (800) 242-5388.
Local author Keith Kaufman will offer tips on how to catch the big one while signing his new book, “Flounder Fishing Tactics & Techniques,” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Borders Book Shop. The 256-page paperback, published by Geared Up Publications, is priced at $13.97
Connie Pombo, Marietta, is among the contributors to “I’m Glad I’m a Mom: Inspirational Stories of Love, Laughter, and Everyday Life,” a Hearts at Home book just released by Harvest House Publishers.
The book, edited by Jill Savage, founder of the Christian organization, has 50 author/moms, including former Lititz resident Liz Curtis Higgs, answering the question, “What do you do at home all day?”
All the stories showcase “the triumphs and trials of everyday moms.” Pombo’s story, “The Perfect Corsage,” is about trying at the last minute to scrounge a corsage for her son’s prom date.
The 224-page paperback, priced at $12.99, is available in bookstores and at www.heartshoppe.com.
Ephrata Public Library will celebrate Read Across America Day, the birthday of late children’s author Dr. Seuss, with The Cat in the Hat 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, March 3. Children ages 3-8 are welcome.
B&N will salute Dr. Seuss at 11 a.m. storytimes Tuesday and Wednesday, March 4 and 5.
Elizabethtown Public Library plans a belated birthday party at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 29.
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