Fox Cities Book Festival Begins!

April 7-13, 2014

The 2014 Fox Cities Book Festival begins today! The library is thrilled to be able to share some fantastic authors with you this week, and we hope you will participate and share our love of connecting writers and readers.

The Kimberly-Little Chute Public Library will be hosting several authors you won't want to miss:

Rick Chrustowski
Monday, April 7, 2014 @ 6:30PM
Little Chute Public Library
Discover the fascinating ways Rick observes nature and the step-by-step process of making a book. Rick will showcase his drawing talents and feature slides of his farmhouse and studio. Be sure to join us for a fun hour with a favorite author.

Wendy Welch
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 6:30PM
Little Chute Public Library
Welch's book, The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap, is about the little bookstore that could: how 2 people, 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 38,000 books helped a small town find its heart. Visit the author's blog at http://wendywelchbigstonegap.wordpress.com/.

Marnie Mamminga
Thursday, April 10, 2014 @ 4:00PM
Kimberly Public Library
Mamminga's book, book, Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts, takes us to Wake Robin, the cabin her grandparents built in 1929 on Big Spider Lake near Hayward. Along the way she preserves the spirit and cultural heritage of a vanishing era.

Carl Corey
Saturday, April 12, 2014 @ 10:00AM
Little Chute Public Library
Corey has been a photographer all of his adult life. The kind of photography he does is called art documentary photography, which means that his photos are accurate depictions of real people and real places. Visit his website at http://carlcorey.com/ for more information.

Gae Polisner
Saturday, April 12, 2014 @ 11:30AM
Little Chute Public Library
Polisner writes both women's and young adult fiction. Her new book, The Summer of Letting Go, is scheduled for publication on March 25, 2014. Her young adult book, The Pull of Gravity, tells the story of teenagers Nick Gardner and Jaycee Amato, who set out on a secret journey to find the father who abandoned their friend Scooter, who died of a rare disease. Learn more about Polisner at http://gaepolisner.com/.

Celebrate reading and lifelong learning by participating in the wide array of programming available to you this week during the Fox Cities Book Festival! The current schedule with authors, times, and venues can be found online at www.foxcitiesbookfestival.org.