0 The League and National Library Week

National Library week was last week and it is always so very much fun!! At my library, we had events almost every day! Our big children's event, though, was an author event. Puzzled by Pink is about two very different sisters, so we had two very different cupcakes! Sarah Frances Hardy, Mississippi author of the picture book Puzzled by Pink, came to see us and we had a Puzzled by Pink Party! We had such a good turnout, and all the kids had a wonderful time. (So did the staff--we were so excited!!) Sarah Frances both wrote and illustrated Puzzled by Pink, and the kids were fascinated by that! They wanted to hear all about it. She was kind...

1 The League at the Children's Book Festival!

So, this past week, The League gave a presentation at the Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival at the University of Southern Mississippi. It was a great day for us!  We got to talk about some of the stuff that has worked so well for us--collaboration in schools, libraries, and the bookstore.  We also got to show off our awesome red capes. And y'all were the best audience!  Thank you so much for showing up, listening to us, asking questions, and having overall great ideas about how to make this or something like this work in your communities.  As we said, we use each other as resources TO GET KIDS EXCITED ABOUT BOOKS! ...

0 So what is the OZ First Editions Club?

Lemuria Books has this really cool thing called a First Editions Club. The adult First Edition's Club delivers a signed first edition (occasionally two) every month to your doorstep. The selections are predominately fiction (mix of contemporary literature, Southern fiction and mystery) and chosen based on literary content and potential future collectability. This may mean choosing an established author or singling out a new writer for our support....