Coral Springs: Children's BOOKFEST, 04/30/11

Children's BookFest 2011

FREE!  •  Shows  •  Authors  •  Story Characters  •  Book Giveaway

Experience the World: One Book at a Time!

Saturday, April 30 • 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Northwest Regional Library

3151 N. University Drive
Coral Springs • 954-341-3900

In honor of Children’s Day/Book Day
(El día de los niños/ El día de los libros)

Calling all young adventurers to the Children’s BookFest for a world of stories and fun!
Pick up your passport upon arrival, and let the adventure begin!  

Meet the Author:

ROBERT SABUDA — creator of many stunning best-selling pop-up books, including America the Beautiful, Alice in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Meet the Illustrator:
FLOYD COOPER — children’s author and illustrator, whose illustrations for The Blacker the Berry won a 2009 Coretta Scott King Book Award.

Festival Highlights:

ANTONIO SACRE -- award-winning bilingual storyteller and acclaimed author, weaves tales that intertwine Spanish and American culture.

•That Puppet Guy (Lee Bryan from Atlanta) presents “Travelin’ Tales” puppet show

•Original Songs, Stories & Poems by Darrell House

•Adventure Stories by Safari Sue

•Magician Cesar Domico’s bilingual comedy/magic show

•Arts Activities by Young at Art Museum

•Free book to first 1,000 kids, courtesy of Baptist Medical Plazas

Miami: Art of Storytelling, 04/30/2011



University of Miami: Library Rave!!

 Elon University Library Rave - Flashing Lights Version

Okay, this vid is actually from Elon U's library rave. This is actually what a library rave is supposed to look like.

See, U of M had the ELECTRIC SLIDE in their rave. NOOOO... it's a rave not a wedding.

Check out Miami's rave in the Richter Library at http://youtu.be/0JExcGTmomw 
this is why...

YOUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOU!

West Palm & Boynton Beach: JOY FIELDING

JOY FIELDING

Here's a real treat for those of us that love to go out on the town and do book things. Joy Fielding will be doing readings in Palm Beach on 04/26/11-04/27/11 at West Palm Beach Library and Boynton Beach Library:

04/26/2011, 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Clematis Room
West Palm Beach Public Library
411 Clematis ST
West Palm Beach FL 33401
561-868-7701
http://www.mycitylibrary.org/

04/27/2011, 1:30-3:30p.m. in the Program Room
Boynton Beach City Library
208 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach
561.742.6390
http://www.boyntonlibrary.org/



Hagan Ranch Road, Palm Beach: Fancy Nancy Party

I understand girls just want to have fun but let's save our girls from the Princess Cult(ure)!!

Where are Emily the Strange and Girl Power when you need them?!

This is why...

 YOUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOU

Fort Lauderdale: African-American Research Library & Cultural Center

That's just the tip of the iceberg. Word is there's inscribed rare Langston Hughes books and Alex Haley papers in the Special Collections room. I've seen the gorgeous Ashley Bryan artwork adorning the upstairs hall of the Children's Library.

Amazon Kindle 3: Overview of features!!

I had to share this vid about the Kindle because there are a lot of comparisons to the Nook Color and iPad. The color factor notwithstanding, the Kindle is waaaay lighter (8oz.) than the Nook Color (which ways 1 whole pound) and does not have the glassy screen glare of the iPad (sooo '90s e-readerish!). Also, when you get tired, the Kindle can read to you! If you haven't guessed it by now, I'm a digiaudio freak. Anywho, weight and glare are two big considerstions for serious readers and passionate booklovers. But, I get it... Kindle needs COLOR!

Coral Gables: Book People Eduardo Hernandez

Book People Eduardo Hernandez
April 6 - May 15, 2011 Coral Gables Branch Library • 3443 Segovia St. • 305.442.8706

Eduardo Hernandez, The Cook, 2009, oil on canvas, 16” x 20,” courtesy of the artist.

Book People is a series of visual stories created by self-taught artist and library advocate Eduardo Hernandez. In celebration of the Miami-Dade Public Library System’s 40^th anniversary, Hernandez’s oil paintings portray real life people making use of the library. The narrative behind Hernandez’s insightful paintings can either be “tragic, humorous, or joyous” and though each is accompanied with a brief story, the artist encourages the viewer to approach each work with a fresh perspective by composing larger stories and originating variant themes that each individual can interpret on their own.

The Book People series was done during a summer spent doing supervised fieldwork and volunteering at a branch of the Miami-Dade Public Library System.

About the artist: Eduardo Hernandez is a lifelong resident of Miami. He is an educator and a local self-taught artist interested in exploring social issues. His work has been shown at Miami Dade College and at the Hortt Memorial Competition, Museum of Art of Fort Lauderdale. Hernandez received his B.A. in History and his M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida International University (FIU); a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida, and is currently working on a doctorate in Education at FIU. While Hernandez continues to experiment with various other types of art, his recent focus has primarily been in drawing and figurative painting.

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