Join us at the library on Thursday, February 16, for an author talk and book signing with Lee Harrington, author of “Rex and the City: True Tales of a Rescue Dog who Rescued a Relationship.”
The book tells of the trials and tribulations Harrington and her boyfriend endured when they adopted an abused shelter dog [...]
By Mark Lane, Daytona Beach News-Journal
NEW SMYRNA BEACH — Tim Dorsey will be the first to admit he’s one of the reasons people think those things about Florida.
“People from out of state always say, ‘I love your books. I like to read them. I’m never, never going to move to [...]
Learn how to download and read free eBooks and audiobooks on your eReader (Nook and Kindle) via the free OverDrive service. There are hundreds of current titles in the collection as well as over 33,600 classics and out-of-copyright books.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
New Smyrna Beach Library
Nook eReaders at 9:30 am
Gary Broughman’s Indie Book Watch
As in so many corners of our culture, diversity is now the name of the game in book publishing. With that lead I could go almost anywhere. I could compare books on paper to ebooks, or describe the hierarchy of nonfiction, fiction and poetry, or the way independent book publishing [...]
New York Times best-selling author Tim Dorsey will discuss his newest Serge Storms novel, “Pineapple Grenade,” at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.
Dorsey, a former night metro editor at the Tampa Tribune, is set to publish his 15th novel featuring Serge Storms, a homicidal [...]
Are you a teen (grade 6-12) who is an aspiring world class chef? If so, you are invited to compete in a special Teen Iron Chef event. Enter the Kitchen Stadium and battle other teens in preparing dishes with a secret ingredient.
When: Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 1 pm at the DeLand Library.
Registration [...]
The folk duo Hungrytown are returning to our library in January. The Vermont singers and songwriters draw from old-time and Appalachian folk music to create original compositions.
When: Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7 pm
Sponsored by the New Smyrna Beach Library Friends.
The next Friends’ sponsored DVD learning series is “Mr Lincoln: The Life of Abraham Lincoln.” Allen Guelzo, a professor with Gettysburg College, will discuss the president’s life, focusing on the man, his politics, his opposition to slavery, and the gifts that equipped him to lead the nation through the Civil War.
When: Thursdays at 2pm [...]
By Tom Skove, Friends of the New Smyrna Beach Library Board
In 2011, the Friends of the New Smyrna Beach Library continued their decades-long mission of raising money that enables our library to move ahead from good to great.
This year the money we provided to the library allowed the Children and Teen’s Department to [...]
The Daytona Beach Regional Library – City Island will host a free workshop on grant-seeking basics geared toward nonprofit organizations at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.
Librarian Dena Rebozo will offer tips on how to identify potential funding partners using the database Foundation Directory Online, which is available free to library cardholders.
With more than [...]
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