Local Author Meet And Greet Headlines National Library Week at Westlake Porter Public Library

Westlake Porter Public Library will kick off National Library Week with a Local Author Meet and Greet on Sunday, April 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. National Library Week will take place April 19 to 25. This year’s theme is “Find Your Joy.”

Residents are invited to drop in and meet 18 local authors as they share their books and the joy of writing. The expected authors represent all age groups and a variety of genres. They include:

CHILDRENS:

  • Matthew Chege, fiction, author of “Back in Time”
  • Julie Ditchburn Patton, author of “Bigfoot is a Jerk”
  • Ryan Drost, fantasy and science fiction author of “Stealth Hammer”
  • Maggie Eaton, fantasy author of “Paisley the Seeing Eye Girl”

YOUNG ADULT:

  • Michelle Kollar, fiction author of “Soul Shifters”
  • Scott MacGregor, historical fiction author of “Fire on the Water”
  • Angeline Walsh, nonfiction author of “Memento Mortale”

ADULT FICTION:

  • Dave Eifert, author of “Cleveland Curse”
  • Beth Overmyer, author of “Forged” (Blade and Bone series)
  • John Sproviero, author of “Can’t Catch My Coyote: The Story of a Search for Purpose”

ADULT NONFICTION:

  • Theresa Argie, author of “America’s Most Haunted: Secrets of Famous Paranormal Places”
  • Gay Christensen-Dean, author of “Incidents and Episodes”
  • Mark Dawidziak, author of “A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe”
  • Arina Gerguis, author of “I’m That Girl That Saw God”
  • Stephen Hotchkiss, author of “Essentials of Macroeconomics with Moral Commentary”
  • Dennis Keating, author of “Cleveland and the Civil War”
  • Ruthie Neilan, author of “A Sweet Taste of the Last Slice”
  • Barbara L. Pennington, author of “The Extraordinary Ones”

Patrons who visit every table and get their author passport stamped will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon gift card. They can also purchase books while supplies last.

During National Library Week the library will celebrate with activities for all ages. Patrons can visit the lobby to learn about a different library resource each day. They are also invited to help build a community puzzle in the Adult Services area, complete a scavenger hunt to earn a sticker, or color a community coloring page in the Youth Services Department.

Youth Services will also offer a special “Find Your Joy” Storytime for children ages 3 to 7 on Thursday, April 23 from 6:30 to 7 p.m.  Registration is not required.

For more information about National Library Week, visit westlakelibrary.org.