Leesburg Public Library Press Releases

Date: March 19, 2008
Contact: Natalie Houston, Young Adult Librarian
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
Phone: (352) 728-9790
Teen Author Caridad Ferrer to Visit Leesburg Library

Caridad Ferrer, author of, “It’s Not About the Accent” and “Adios to My Old Life,” will speak in the Amazing Space, teen room at the Leesburg Public Library on April 2nd at 2:00 PM. Her appearance is part of the Lake County Library System’s Festival of Reading 2008.

Barbara (Caridad) Ferrer, is a Cuban-American raised in Miami. Her Young Adult books are published by MTV books. “Adios to My Old Life” won an RITA award from the Romance Writer’s of American for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance this year.

The Leesburg Public Library is located in downtown Leesburg on 100 E. Main St. Contact Young Adult Librarian, Natalie Houston, for more information, 352-728-9790.

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Natalie Houston
Young Adult Librarian

Leesburg Public Library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
352-728-9790
natalie.houston@leesburgflorida.gov

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For further information, contact:

Barbara Morse, Library Director
Leesburg Public library
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, Fl 34748
352-728-9790

                           Learn About the Romance of Writing at the Leesburg Library

On Friday, April 4 at 7 PM, the Leesburg Public Library will host it’s second panel discussion with romance writers as part of the Lake County Festival of Reading.  The discussion, etitled “Past, Present, and Future,”  will feature three bestselling writers:  Nancy Cohen, best known for her “Bad Hair Day” mysteries, but also a writer of futuristic romances; Lisa Manuel, who writes both historical and paranormal romances; and Cynthia Thomason, who has written nine historical romances, including Harlequin Super Romances.  The panel is expected to discuss their individual writing techniques, as well as the difference challenges of writing contemporary, historical, and futuristic romances.

Admission to this event is free and open to the public.  Enter the library at the Main street door, 100 E. Main Street.  For more informatio about this and other adult Festival of Reading programs at the Leesburg Library, contact Barbara Morse, Librry director, at 728-9790.

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For further information, contact:

Lois Gross, Youth Services Librarian
100 E. Main Street
Leesburg, FL 34748
352-728-9790

Meet Children’s Author Susan Snyder at Leesburg Library

What’s it like to write a real children’s book? Ask the author when Ocala writer, Susan Snyder, visits Toddler Time on Thursday, April 3 at 10:30 AM.

Ms. Snyder has several popular books in print, including: “There’s a Frog Trapped in the Bathroom,” “The Very Stubborn Centipede,” and “Shivers and Shakes.” As part of the Lake County Festival of Reading, Ms. Snyder will read to toddlers and tots, and sell copies of her books, as well.

Get ready for a delightful morning! Toddler Time is open to children, ages birth to 4, but older siblings are welcome and, for this special program, children to age 6 are invited with their caregivers. Call the Youth Department at 728-9790 for information about Youth Programs at the Leesburg Library.

The Leesburg Public Library: where imagination takes flight.