Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Joseph Finder is the guest author at a Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library event on Thursday. His book "Paranoia" is being made into a movie starring Harrison Ford and Liam Hemsworth.
It would be enough just to hear Boston-based crime novelist Joseph Finder read from his newest book, the Boston-set “Buried Secrets,” when he appears, courtesy of the Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library, at the library on Oct. 11. But Finder, who has quite an interesting back story himself, will also partake in a question and answer session after the reading. The Chicago native has always loved telling stories, and has plenty of them to share, with topics spanning from why he learned to speak Farsi before he knew any English to tips on the best way to grow heirloom tomatoes and what his favorite guns are to use on the shooting range. An avid reader from childhood, he has credited author Eleanor Cameron (“The Wonderful Flight to the …
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
The Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library sponsors the 34th annual used book sale.
If summer is when you catch up on your reading, the Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library used book sale is the place to stock up on your reading material. Running from June 4 (for a Friends-only preview and reception) through June 9, the 34th annual sale will feature thousands of hardcovers (starting at $1.50) and paperbacks (starting at $1), along with a variety of CDs, DVDs, and recorded books. “It’s the biggest Friends' fundraiser of the year,” said Linda Ozier, who worked as a volunteer at the event for the past 15 years, and now oversees it as a co-chair with Susan Powers. “Proceeds from the sale provide funding for all of the programs we support at the library. We also set aside part of our budget to buy things for the …
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Come on down to the ceremony for the 2012 Intergenerational Poetry Contest this Thursday.
National Poetry Month is fast running out, but there’s still time to celebrate with this week’s awards ceremony for the 23rd West Roxbury Branch Library Intergenerational Poetry Contest. The event is set for this Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and will feature live readings of winning poems as well as honorable mentions entered with the theme of “speaking up.” Sponsored each year by The Friends of the West Roxbury Branch Library, the contest was started by the late poet – and former Friends member – Martin Robbins, and has grown in scope to include entrants ranging in age from 4 to mid-80s. “We’ve had diverse themes over the years,” said West Roxbury Branch Director Sheila Scott. “People have about a month to submit on each year’s theme. Once it…
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