The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation invites you to the 35^th Annual Marian McFadden Memorial Lecture featuring award-winning children’s author Mo Willems. This free event will be held Thursday, April 5 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at North Central High School Auditorium located on 1801 E. 86^th St. Doors to the auditorium will open around 6:30 p.m. Visit www.imcpl.org for more information.

Book News

• New Lemony Snicket series, “All the Wrong Questions” will start this Fall.
• The very last Amelia Rules! will be published…awwwwwww.
• Authors Brian Selznick (The Adventure of Hugo Cabret), William Joyce (Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo) and what they were doing at the Academy Awards. (Winning an Oscar!)
• Author Sarah Prineas announces Magic Thief 4!

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Meet the award-winning and bestselling authors and illustrators at this free public booksigning event in the Atrium at Central Library. Booksales are provided by Kids Ink. Meet:

• New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honoree Shannon Hale
• National Book Award-winning author Phillip Hoose
• Noted children’s book author and illustrator Nick Bruel

Kid Book News:

• The Kane Chronicles #3: The Serpent’s Shadow by Rick Riodan comes out May1, 2012.
• The American Library Association announced its youth media awards including the Newbery & Caldecott Medals.

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Children ages 6 and up are invited to make a headband for their favorite sports team using recycled materials and clever attachments. Local artist Sofiya Inger will lead this fun program. Schedule

Kid Book News:

• Walter Dean Myers selected as the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature .

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Adults and their school-aged children are invited to put together no-bake gifts from the kitchen during this workshop presented by Pam and Jan from Your Gourmet Girlfriends. This is an opportunity to spend quality time with your children and teach them the value of a heart-felt, homemade gift. Participants will leave with a recipe booklet loaded with recipes and ideas to create gifts from the kitchen, along with samples of foods that they made. Schedule

Kid Book News:

• The Secret World of Arietty, a movie based on the classic book The Borrowers comes out in Feb. 2012. The borrowers are miniature people who live by borrowing things from the humans.
• More from Rick Riordan – The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide, a companion to Book #1: The Red Pyramid and Book #2 The Throne of Fire comes out in March, 2010.

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Enjoy an afternoon of musical fun when Dr. Noize engages kids and adults with his innovative performance. Inspiring enthusiastic audiences across the country, Dr. Noize arranges and records songs live on the spot, inviting audience members to come onstage and contribute their own talents. This program will be held in the Clowes Auditorium at Central Library. Questions? Call 275-4100.

Kid Book News:

• The Adventures of Tintin Movie – comes out Dec. 23, 2011
• The Brotherband Chronicles #1 The Outcasts new Series by John Flanagan, the author of The Ranger’s Apprentice.
• She almost killed off Ron! J.K. Rowling Interview

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