Registration
Registration begins on Saturday, May 17th and will continue through Monday July 7th. To register, go to the Reference Desk on the 2nd Floor.
Just for registering you will receive a North Shelby Grab Bag which inlcudes Book Bucks (to purchase books in the Book Nook), and other goodies.
Participants are asked to submit a Reader Comment Form after reading each book. You can get more forms from the Reference Desk. The form will act as the reader's raffle ticket for the prize drawings at the end of each week.
Drawings will be held every Friday for the weekly prizes. After each weekly drawing the comment cards are then put into the drawing for the Grand Prize drawing held on Thursday, July 10th.
Programming
Author Talk & Book Signing
Saturday, May 17th at 1:00pm
Keith Dunnavant, author of The Missing Ring here for author talk and book signing.
Brown Bag - Alabama Constitutional Reform
Tuesday, May 20th at 12:00pm
Presented by Mark Berte, the Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform (ACCR) Grassroots Education Director. This presentation will focus on various aspects of the existing Constitution of Alabama and focus on specific areas that highlight the need for reform. A question and answer session will be included at the conclusion of the program. For more information about the ACCR visit www.constitutionalreform.org
Storyteller Extraordinaire Dolores Hydock presents Through the Back Door- The Music That Bridged the Bayou
Monday, June 9th 6:00pm - 7:00pm
They say in Southwest Louisiana that you can be a Cajun in one of three ways: by blood, by ring (marriage), or through the back door (by befriending the culture). This program paints a portrait of Cajun and Creole music and musicians and the role that music played in allowing non-Cajuns to slip "through the back door" into the world of the spirited people of Southwest Louisiana.
This presentation includes stories and anecdotes collected from more than 50 Cajun and Creole musicians as they talked about the importance of music in their own lives and the lives of their families. The stories are funny, touching, sometimes irreverent and often deeply moving. The program includes samples of the music itself, both in its early style and its modern day sound. Description taken from Dolores Hydock's website, www.storypower.org
Brown Bag - Drought Tolerant Plants and Tips for Planting
Tuesday, June 24th at 12:00pm
Worried about another potentially dry year or planning for the future. Come hear our guest speaker Jonathan Brown, owner of Deep Roots Landscaping as he teaches us about Drought Tolerant Plants.
Brown Bag - Lonnie Funderburgh
Tuesday, July 8th at 12:30pm
Interested in bees, beekeeping or are just a fan of honey? Come hear Mr. Funderburgh as he discusses beekeeping and current problems facing bees. He will be bringing a clear display case with a marked queen and the "tools of the trade".
