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Literacy Volunteers DA County hosts this monthly fundraiser.
$3.00 to play at least 1 and probably more (depending on how many people show up and how fast you play) games of SCRABBLE. So, you can feel good about giving to a worthy cause and have fun playing games both at the same time! How cool is that!?

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Students in Grades 6-12 can pick up entry form, information
sheet, and template at the Young Adult Department beginning today for the Mouse Pad Design Contest.

FREE fun! Read and talk about books!For August, we read L
isa See's SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN

FREE fun! Read and talk about books!For August, we read L
isa See's SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN.

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come hear NM author Pari Noskin Taichert (THE CLOVIS INCIDEN
T, THE BELEN HITCH, THE SOCORRO BLAST) talk about her books, her characters and her craft. Get a signed copy (or copies!) while you're at it. Can't make it Friday afternoon? Try catching Pari on Saturday morning the 23rd at COAS on the downtown mall.

German with English subtitlesBefore the collapse of the Be
rlin Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police or Stasi. Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa and an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives- as well as his- in this seductive political thriller.

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Historian and local author Gary Kern will discuss his book T
HE KRAVCHENKO CASE: ONE MAN'S WAR ON STALIN. Victor Kravchenko was a 1944 Soviet defector to the U.S. He was an outspokenly articulate critic who did not pass up any opportunity to aggressively denounce Stalin. Come hear about this fascinating man and his life and role in the Cold War!

Academy-Award winning director Mark Jonathan Harris will soon release a feature-length documentary titled "The Defector" about Kravchenko. You can get a head start on understanding it when you come and hear Gary Kern discuss this man who earned the nick-name of "the Stalin blaster" and who boasted "I am going to make more hell for the Communists than they ever dreamed possible!" Come hear how he did.

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

Come explore the exciting world of reading through the mediu
m of the short story! NOT a class, this series of programs IS ABOUT THE FUN OF READING!
each 90 minute session is a new adventure since we read and discuss a dif-ferent story each week (you get to keep them all.)

May's Books: 1) Paws and Effect: The Healing Power of Dogs b
y Sharon Sakson 2) Dogs: A Natural History by Jake Page.