Books Between Bites To Host Batavia Mayor As Guest Speaker

BATAVIA, IL — Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke will be the guest speaker of the upcoming Books Between Bites program.

The Oct. 17 event will be centered around Batavia, as the mayor will discuss a variety of literature related to the city, including highlights from a new book, "Batavia Water Utility History" by John Dillon, who recently retired as superintendent of Batavia's water and sewer department. Schielke will also share an article from 1894 about autumn, written by writer Mary Conde Wilson, daughter of prominent Batavia citizen C.B. Conde.

The free series is hosted from noon to 1 p.m. at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Ave. The program is presented September through May on the third Thursday of the month. No reservations are required.

The upcoming Books Between Bites, a series that was established in 1987, will be hosted in the Founders Room, located on the main level of the library.

People are invited to bring their lunches as they attend the program and discussion. Food may also be purchased at the Flyleaf Bakery Cafe, located adjacent to the meeting room.

The library also announced a special additional program from noon to 1 p.m. Jan. 30, when local author Marnie Mamminga and illustrator Mary C. Parks will introduce their second children's book, "The Wolf Song in Me." The book follows the duo's first, "The Woodpecker's Song," as part of the Finding Wisdom in Nature series.

As part of the presentation, Parks will demonstrate a torn paper collage technique, the same technique she chose for illustrating the series.

A full schedule of the Books Between Bites series is posted on the library's website.