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SHOP @ THE BOOK FAIR!

Submitted by Nancy Agafitei on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 3:54pm

B&N Book Fair

If you shop at the Champions Barnes & Noble on Saturday May 21, between 9am and 11pm, and present the attached voucher, the Barbara Bush Library Friends will receive a percentage of the sale. Prefer to shop online? Between 5/21/11 and 5/26/11, go to bn.com/bookfairs and enter the bookfair ID 10475036 at checkout. Either way, you can support your community library.

TEEN SUMMER WRITING CONTEST

Submitted by Nancy Agafitei on Mon, 04/25/2011 - 10:56am

Teen writer

If you are between the ages of 12 and 18 (grades 6-12), your writing skills and your creativity can earn you some prizes this summer. The Young Adult Librarians at the Barbara Bush Branch and the LSC-Tomball Community Library are sponsoring a writing contest for teens. To enter, you must submit an original short story or poem before the 5:00pm deadline on July 30. For more details, see the attached entry form.

OUTREACH TO ALDINE ISD

Submitted by Nancy Agafitei on Thu, 03/10/2011 - 5:01pm

Conley Elementary (AISD) Open House, 3/8/11It was inspiring to see the crowd of families in attendance at the Conley Elementary School Open House (Aldine Independent Schhol District) on Tuesday evening, March 8. Conley is located halfway between the Aldine and Barbara Bush branches of the Harris County Public Library. Members of the Barbara Bush Library Friends distributed handouts about the library system and gave the children bookworm erasers and READ temporary tattoos. Best of all, they made 33 library cards for the children and their families. It is great to see the schools, libraries, and parents working together for the good of these young children.

BARBARA BUSH BRANCH - AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB

Submitted by Nancy Agafitei on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 12:04pm

Girl in a Blue DressTitle to be discussed: Girl in a Blue Dress, by Gaynor Arnold. Date of meeting: Thursday, Mar. 24, 1:30pm in the Earl Elliott Room. Repeats Friday, Mar. 25, 2:30pm in the Women's Council of Realtors Conference Room. Summary: "This debut novel recreates the domestic life of author Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine, in the process detailing much about the status of women in Victorian England." April selection: Little Bee.

African American Read-In

Submitted by Nancy Agafitei on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 9:23pm

Authors at the African American Read-InMore than 100 people of all ages and ethnic groups joined together on Feb. 26 to celebrate Black History month with the African American Read-In. Five authors (Cathy Clay, Karen Brown, Tracy Burries-Hall, Wanda Purnell, and Stella Alexander) displayed and read from their works. This is the 22nd national celebration of this event, and the fourth that has taken place at the Barbara Bush Library. It is co-sponsored by the Barbara Bush Library Friends and the E.B.O.N.Y. organization (Enrichment & Brotherhood Organization of Northwest Youth).

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