Celebration

The Senoia Branch of the Coweta County Public Library System celebrates its one-year anniversary May 18 with storytelling, "The Wizard of Oz," a workshop for kids & salsa dancing.1:30 p.m. on May 18 with a performance by renowned storyteller Tracy Walker in the Branch Meeting Room

2:15 p.m., the Peachtree City Home Depot store team will bring the Home Depot Kid's Workshop

3:30 p.m., the library will be host for A Company of Friends Theatrical Productions, which will present "The Wizard of Oz"

Finale: Gotta Dance Now of Peachtree City will offer a free salsa dance class for everyone on the library's patio.

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For the fifth year in a row, McDonough residents will be able to get a glimpse into Celtic heritage and culture at the festival entitled Embracing the Stones.

The festival, slated for Sunday, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the McDonough Public Library, is free and open to the public.

Sunday March 10, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Information: (770) 954-2806 or www.henry.public.lib.ga.us/mcdonough.htm

From the Young Adult Library Services Association website:

"It Came from the Library! This Teen Read Week™ (Oct. 14-20), YALSA dares you to read for the fun of it! Teen Read Week is a time to celebrate reading for fun and encourage teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms —books and magazines, e-books, audiobooks and more — and become regular library users."

Learn more about Teen Read Week here

From the Library of Congress website:

Celebrate the Book with Two Days of Writers, Poets & Pavilions

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Come to the 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival is free and open to the public. Festival poster by Rafael López.

This year's festival will feature authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions, including two Sunday-only pavilions: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Graphic Novels and Special Programs. Festival-goers can meet and hear firsthand from their favorite poets and authors, get books signed, hear special entertainment, have photos taken with storybook characters and participate in a variety of activities.

List of authors, poets, and illustrators attending the 2012 festival

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The 2012 Savannah Children's Book Festival is set for Saturday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Forsyth Park in Savannah. The festival is presented by Live Oak Public Libraries and the City of Savannah. The eighth annual festival celebrates the joy of reading, the power of the written word and the magic of storytelling with children's book authors and illustrators from around the country.

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