Celebration of the Book -- A Look Back
On October 20th the library hosted its 3rd annual Celebration of the Book, featuring free lectures & workshops with authors, poets, librarians, scholars and storytellers. More than 2,000 excited patrons attended the event, which promotes literacy and the culture and history of books.
The guest list included more than 35 authors who shared their talents and insights with attendees. Presenters included Michigan authors Jacqueline Carey, Rodney Torreson and Tracy Gallup. A panel of Michigan Notable Authors included Liesel Litzenburger, Anne-Marie Oomen, and Steve Lehto. There were also genre panel presentations by librarians and authors on romance, science fiction/fantasy, and mystery books. The grand finale was a talk given by keynote speaker Eric Jerome Dickey, a New York Times bestselling author.
If you missed the event, podcasts of some of the presentations are available on our site here. We expect next year's Celebration of the Book to be even more grand, so don't miss it!
