The Storytelling Festival is a a free event for Vance County’s fourth grade and fourth-grade-level students during the day, and a free Family Festival in the evening.
Author: Claire Ramsey
Children’s author delights with Furry Tails
Children’s author Tristan Perry reads Furry Tails New children’s author Tristan Perry brought furry tails, and tales, to the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library Tuesday, February 20, to the delight of Vance County children and adults.
Next in Harry Potter series to be released
Cover art from the seventh book of the Harry Potter series to be released July 21 Though Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has been garnering some non-Hogwarts publicity (his London stage performance in Equus is about to open at the end of February), today it is J. K. Rowling’s books that began the whole Harry Potter craze that are getting limelight: more specifically, book seven–the last Harry Potter book ever–entitled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Quiz bowl results and winners
Winners of the 2006-2007 Quiz Bowl from Northern Vance High School Congratulations to Northern Vance High School, and all the participants and supporters of Public Library Quiz Bowl 2006-2007.
Christmas book reviews
Three recently-published Christmas books bring enough Christmas spirit to fill a half-hour between presents and feasting, the last corner of the living room not given over to decorations and wrapping paper, or a child’s heart.
Princess Academy: Looks aren’t everything
Editor’s Note: The following is the second in a series of occasional book reviews by Claire Ramsey, the Director of Youth Services at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library. Like all of the books that Ms. Ramsey reviews, each title is available for circulation at the library and is highly recommended.