Literature
UpBEAT Book Club
VirtualUpBEAT Book Club allows for lively discussion of a book selected by the UpBEAT Book Club. This program is for adults ages 55 and older and is held on the second Monday of each month. The book club continues to meet virtually. This month’s book is Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton. We will... Read More
UpBEAT Book Club
VirtualUpBEAT Book Club allows for lively discussion of a book selected by the UpBEAT Book Club. This program is for adults ages 55 and older and is held on the second Monday of each month. The book club continues to meet virtually. This month’s book is Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton. We will... Read More
UpBEAT Book Club
VirtualThe UpBEAT Book Club allows for lively discussion of a book selected by the UpBEAT Book Club. This program is for adults ages 55 and older and is held on the second Monday of each month. The book club continues to meet virtually. This month’s book is A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.... Read More
Meet the Author: Dan Gearino and Comic Shop [VIRTUAL PROGRAM]
The comic book store is now a common feature of American towns and cities across the nation. Our guest author, Dan Gearino will read from his book, Comic Shop, and trace the history and development of comic book stores and their impact on the art form. He will also discuss the current challenges the comic book... Read More
The Borders of Our Minds: An Armchair Traveler Event with Global Trekker, David Mould [VIRTUAL PROGRAM]
Join historian and journalist David Mould on a journey to borders, both real and imagined. In his latest book on travel, history and culture, Postcards from the Borderlands, David explores the meaning of borders. Are they simply political and geographical, marked by posts, walls and fences, or should we think of them more broadly?
Meet the Author: Paul Gaus and the Amish Country Mysteries Series [VIRTUAL PROGRAM]
Paul Gaus is a native Ohioan, who has had a life-long fascination with the Amish culture, particularly as expressed in the county where he grew up, Holmes, which has the largest Amish population in the world. Taking inspiration from fellow mystery-writer and friend, the late Tony Hillerman, Gaus writes mysteries that authentically and respectfully explore... Read More
Fiction Writing Series [VIRTUAL PROGRAM]
Receive an introduction to the basic bones of the craft: character, plot, setting and scene, and how they work together to breathe life into your story. These four integrated seminars will consist of mini-lectures, examples and discussion. It is strongly recommended that participants make a point of seeing the movie, Casablanca, as examples from that... Read More
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program (Weekly Virtual Program)
NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program (YWP) is a national program that "focuses on developing students’ creative voices, writing fluency, resilience, and self-efficacy." Join Athens County Public Libraries' YWP Club to meet virtually with other young writers in the area, take part in weekly writing challenges, and set your own writing goals! You'll have access to an online writing space through... Read More
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program (Weekly Virtual Program)
NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program (YWP) is a national program that "focuses on developing students’ creative voices, writing fluency, resilience, and self-efficacy." Join Athens County Public Libraries' YWP Club to meet virtually with other young writers in the area, take part in weekly writing challenges, and set your own writing goals! You'll have access to an online writing space through... Read More