Bookends B&N Hosts Historian Gifted Author at MU Lititz Store Books Poet Kids’ Kickoff, Adult Discussions Set Grant Ensures Healthier’ Libraries Around County

Willow Street resident Edward H. Bonekemper III will sign his books on Civil War history at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1700-H Fruitville Pike, on two dates this month.

The first signing is set for noon-4 p.m. Saturday, June 9, and will feature a 2 p.m. discussion titled “Gen. George B. McClellan: Lincoln’s Worst Nightmare,” based on his latest book, “McClellan and Failure” (previously reviewed on this page). The author will also have on hand his earlier books, “How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War” and “A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant’s Overlooked Military Genius.”

Bonekemper’s 4-6:30 p.m. signing Tuesday, June 12, will be followed by his address to the Lancaster Writers Group on “How to Write a Book and Get It Published.”

Millersville University alumnus Dr. James R. Delisle, author of books on gifted education, will return to his alma mater as a keynote speaker for the second annual gifted summer institute running June 18-22.

He will speak and sign books 7:45-9 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in Bolger Conference Center. Admission to that session is $10.

Books he has co-authored include “The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook,”"More Than a Test Score,”"The Survival Guide for Teachers of Gifted Kids” and “When Gifted Kids Don’t Have All the Answers.”

Delisle, who received his master’s degree in special education from MU in 1976, has been a professor of gifted child education at Kent State University for 25 years.

Lancaster County resident Gwyn McVay will read from her first full-length collection of poems, “Ordinary Beans” (previously reviewed on this page), and sign copies 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 8, at Aaron’s Book Corner, 43 S. Broad St., Lititz.

McVay, who teaches at both Millersville University and the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, is also the author of two chapbooks, “Brother Ikon” and “This Natural History.” For more information on her, go to http://library.stmarytx.edu/pgpress/ authors/gwyn_mcvay/index.html

Her reading is part of Lovin’ Lititz Every 2nd, a new program of events held every second Friday of the month in downtown Lititz. June will feature 40 open stores and numerous art exhibits and venues for live music.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1700-H Fruitville Pike, will hold a Summer Reading Kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, in the Magic Tree House and host a visit by The Lost Boys of “Peter Pan.”

Children in the first through sixth grades can earn free paperback books by registering at the store and reading.

nAdult readers are invited to join any of the store’s book- discussion groups:

Noble Seniors: 10 a.m. Monday, June 4, Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love”;

Veritas (nonfiction): 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13, Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “No Ordinary Time”;

No Fear Photography: 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, Bryan Peterson’s “Beyond Portraiture”;

Strategic Reading (business): noon Tuesday, June 19, in the cafe, Jeffrey Gitomer’s “Little Golden Book of Yes!”;

Reader’s Request: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, Howard Norman’s “Devotion”;

Readers for an Eclectic Happyness (spirituality), 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, organizational meeting;

Lancaster Writers Group: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, Rachel Ballon’s “The Writer’s Portable Therapist”;

Red Rose Irregulars (mystery): 7 p.m. Thursday, June 28, Karen E. Olson’s “Sacred Cows.”

Public library patrons can look forward to seeing more books and other resources on health topics, thanks to the $66,744 Library Services and Technology Act grant awarded to the Library System of Lancaster County recently.

The grant funds the Health Information Access Project, a collaborative effort between the library system and community organizations that support health, wellness and disease prevention. Community partners are Ephrata Community Hospital, Heart of Lancaster Hospital, Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster Regional Medical Center and the United Way of Lancaster County.

The funds will be used to develop an online web portal; add print and nonprint materials to all public libraries and the bookmobile; provide special training to library staff; and bring health programs to the libraries.

Project organizers want both health-care professionals and consumers to know that libraries are a credible source of health information.

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