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Thurs., May 24, 12:00 pm, Weymouth Country Club David Giffels is the author of The Hard Way on Purpose, a New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice,” and the memoir All the Way Home, winner of the Ohioana Book Award. His most recent memoir, Furnishing Eternity, is a vibrant, heartfelt memoir about confronting mortality, surviving loss, finding resilience in one’s Midwest roots and seeking a father’s wisdom through an unusual woodworking project – constructing his own coffin. David is an associate professor of English at the University of Akron, where he teaches creative nonfiction in the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts Program. Tickets: $25 (includes lunch) Browse our catalog for titles by David Giffels. Past Authors
Her background as a counselor enables her to write richly textured family stories that explore the human condition. Browse our catalog for titles by Emilie Richards.
Batiuk was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his portrayal of Lisa’s Story and received the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Cure Hall of Fame Award. Browse our catalog for titles by Tom Batiuk.
Browse our catalog for titles by Jay Asher.
Browse our catalog for titles by Brad Ricca.
Browse our catalog for titles by Jim Gill.
Browse our catalog for titles by Mary Doria Russell.
Browse our catalog for titles by Emily St. John Mandel.
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Writers Live Series Featuring: David Giffels
Emilie Richards is the author of over 70 novels including romance, women’s fiction and cozy mystery. Her series include Ministry is Murder mysteries, the Shenandoah Album novels, The Happiness Key series, and the Goddesses Anonymous novels.
Tom Batiuk celebrated the 10th anniversary of Lisa’s Story, the award-winning storyline in Medina resident Tom Batiuk’s Funky Winkerbean comic strip. Lisa’s universe was expanded in September 2017 with two new titles: Prelude and The Last Leaf.
Jay Asher’s debut YA novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, has appeared regularly on the New York Times bestsellers list for the past 10 years. It has sold over 2.5 million copies in the US alone. His second YA novel, The Future of Us, was coauthored with Printz-honor winner Carolyn Mackler. His novels have been translated into over 30 languages. His third novel, What Light, was released in October 2016.
Brad Ricca is the author of Mrs. Sherlock Holmes and Super Boys, which won the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction and was named a Top 10 Book on the Arts by Booklist. His book of poetry, American Mastodon, won the St. Lawrence Book Award. He is a 2014 winner of a Cleveland Arts Prize for Emerging Artist in Literature and is a SAGES Fellow at Case Western Reserve University.
Jim Gill is an award-winning musician and author. His distinctive music play creates the spirit of a family room in the concert hall and is an invitation to children, parents and grandparents to sing and play together!
Mary Doria Russell is the award-winning author of six bestselling novels, including the science fiction classics The Sparrow and Children of God; the Pulitzer-nominated World War II thriller, A Thread of Grace; and a political romance set in 1921 Cairo called Dreamers of the Day. With her latest novels, Doc and Epitaph, Russell has redefined two towering figures of the American West: the lawman Wyatt Earp and the dental surgeon Doc Holliday. The daughter of a sheriff, Mary grew up with cops and guns but also holds a Ph.D. in biological anthropology from the University of Michigan and taught anatomy at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry.
Emily St. John Mandel is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Station Eleven, a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award and MCDL's One Book, One Community 2016 selection. Mandel is the author of three previous novels – Last Night in Montreal, The Singer’s Gun and The Lola Quartet – all of which were Indie Next picks. Mandel was born in British Columbia, Canada. She is a staff writer for The Millions, and her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Best American Mystery Stories 2013 and Venice Noir. She lives in New York City with her family.
Thrity Umrigar, author of The Story Hour, The World We Found, The Weight of Heaven, and other novels, is the Armington Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She was born in Bombay, India, and came to the U.S. when she was 21. After earning a business degree, which she survived by writing and acting in plays, she earned her M.A. in English and later received a fellowship at Harvard University, where she wrote her first novel, Bombay Time. Thrity speaks at literary events all over the U.S. 
Lauren Oliver is the bestselling author of the Delirium Trilogy, as well as Before I Fall, Panic, and Vanishing Girls for teens, Liesl & Po and The Spindlers for middle-grade readers, and Rooms for adults. Raised in Westchester, NY, in a family of writers, Oliver has always enjoyed living creatively, often writing sequels for her favorite books as a young adult. She studied literature and philosophy at the University of Chicago and Creative Writing at New York University. She enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, running, dancing, making up weird songs and working in her pajamas.Summer Reading Game 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Summer Reading Game: Libraries Rock!
June 1 - August 11, 2018The Summer Reading Game is a community and family tradition! This music themed summer of fun will also feature special library events for kids ages birth to 17.
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One Book, One Community
One Book, One Community 2018
Reserve the book in print, audio or eMedia editions. Order a Book Club Bag with multiple copies at mcdl.info/BookClubBags
Arthur is a 13-year-old boy who makes a poor choice and must do community service. He is ordered to collect junk off the streets for a local character called the Junk Man. The Junk Man is misunderstood – he’s an artistic genius who could use a good friend. The Seventh Most Important Thing is a powerful story of transformation, friendship and art. It is based on artist James Hampton, whose work is in the Smithsonian Museum.
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Read The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Accept the challenge to read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten. Medina County District Library is joining a national campaign to help babies, preschooler and their families on the path to early literacy. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten campaign is implemented by the library’s children’s team and begins January 22, which coincides with the first week of winter storytime sessions. Parents and caregivers can pick up a packet at any MCDL location, including the Bookmobile. Inside they will find instructions and a sheet to log their first 100 books read. With each 100 books, children can earn a small prize. “We wanted to launch this with storytimes because it’s a great audience to introduce the concepts to”, says Gail Ebey, Medina Library Children’s Department Supervisor. “We are also distributing the first sheet to more than 1500 day-care students that MCDL staff provide storytimes to each month. We really want to make an impact on parents and caregivers that reading is so important for future success in school.” Sign up for storytimes at mcdl.info/storytime or attend other library events to help make the trek to 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and count those books, too! “Don’t worry, reading the same book over and over again counts each time AND helps your child build on language skills, so go ahead and read that Thomas the Train book - again!”, says Ebey. To learn more go to mcdl.info/1000Books or download the 1000 Books Apps for iPhones and Droids at the App stores. Click here for more Medina County District Library news. |
Cute Animals and Little Kids Combine for Furry Fun at Medina County District Library
Writers Series at MCDL
Health Events Focus on Teen Wellness, Women’s Safety, Drumming for Exercise & General Wellness
Pet Palooza Features Serpents, Reptiles, Birds and Pets, Oh My!
World Tour of Music at Medina County District Library
Prepare for a New Career, Learn New Skills FREE On Medina County District Library Website
Medina Library Tilework Project
Medina Library Tilework ProjectMarch/April Update
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In late March, the parking lane along the east side of the library will be closed. These 17 parking spots will hold the construction staging area.
Parking will remain open in all other areas, including the main entrance, the remainder of the east lot, and the parking garage.
The Drive-up Bookdrop and Anytime Lockers will be closed ONLY during construction hours, approx. 6:00 am - 6:00 pm. They will be open after-hours and weekends. This portion is expected to be done by July.
