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Woburn Library To Host Local Author Book Fair
Saturday's Summer Reading Kickoff Party will feature seven local authors, as well as lawn games, a raffle and ice cream from Nanabette's.
WOBURN, MA — The Woburn Public Library kicking off its first summer reading program for adults with a Local Author Book Fair on Saturday.
Seven authors and illustrators local to Woburn, Massachusetts, will run tables at the book fair to sell their books and chat with library patrons about their work:
- Alicia Restucci, author of the Stellara Trilogy
- Allen Banasiak, author and illustrator of Oh Deer! Yes Dear
- Carol Gordon Ekster, author of Some Daddies, and other books
- Jeanne M. Freeman, author of Katie's Pond
- Kate Genovese, author of Hat Tricks From Heaven, and other books
- Laura Hatosy, author of Drawn From Memory
- Thomas J. Carpenter, author of Never Give Up
The book fair is part of the Summer Reading Kickoff Party, a fun-filled event to launch the library's summer reading programs for children, teens and, for the first time, adults. Weather permitting, the party will be held on the front lawn of the Woburn Public Library.
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As part of the summer reading program, you can log any books you read between June 25 and August 13 after creating an account on Beanstack.
Each week you log a book, you'll be automatically entered into the weekly raffle, and every book you log means an additional raffle ticket toward the grand prize.
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You're not required to have a Woburn Public Library card to participate, but you can earn extra raffle tickets for getting one.
The theme for this year is "Beyond the Beaten Path," to encourage participants to "wander away from the books, genres and authors" they normally read.
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