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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Author Event: Jim Lynch

University Place  7:00 PM

Event audience: Adult

Meet Jim Lynch, best-selling and award-winning author of three acclaimed novels set in the Northwest. Lynch will talk about his new book, “Truth Like the Sun,” set in Seattle during the 1962 World's Fair.

  • Author of “The Highest Tide,” 2006 Pacific Northwest Bookseller Award and “Border Songs,” 2009 Washington State Book Award.
  • Lynch lives in Olympia, Wash.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

This event is sponsored by Friends of the University Place Library

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Early Release Movie

University Place  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

All ages.  

Event audience: Children, Tween (ages 9-12), Teen/Young Adult

Join us after school for an early release movie! Please call the University Place Library for more information.


Thursday, May 23, 2013

Download to Kindle

University Place  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Event audience: Adult

Make the most of your Kindle and learn how to download library materials.

* This event requires registration.

Current Availability: 17


Friday, May 24, 2013

Online Travel Planning

University Place  10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Event audience: Adult

Learn to be your own travel agent. Search online travel websites and forums to find airline tickets, car rentals and accommodations to create your perfect trip.

* This event requires registration.

Current Availability: Wait List Only


Monday, May 27, 2013

Memorial Day Holiday - All Libraries Closed

All Locations  12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

All library buildings are closed for holiday.


Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Download to Kindle

University Place  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Event audience: Adult

Make the most of your Kindle and learn how to download library materials.

* This event requires registration.

Current Availability: 20


Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Early Release Movie

University Place  1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

All ages.  

Event audience: Children, Tween (ages 9-12), Teen/Young Adult

Join us after school for an early release movie! Please call the University Place Library for more information.


Thursday, June 13, 2013

Author Event: Richard LeMieux

University Place  7:00 PM

Event audience: Adult

Please join us for an evening with Richard LeMieux, the author of “Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey.

  • Describes LeMieux’s odyssey with a quirky, diverse and endearing cast of characters among Bremerton’s homeless people.
  • Written on a secondhand manual typewriter wherever he could, including a picnic table in a public park.
  • Offers a rare inside look at how one man—beaten down and alone—reconnected, found good people and ultimately, with their help, persevered.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

This event is sponsored by Friends of the University Place Library

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Download to Kindle

University Place  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Event audience: Adult

Make the most of your Kindle and learn how to download library materials.

* This event requires registration.

Current Availability: 9

 
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