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Join other readers at special programs at Forsyth County Public Library to celebrate this year’s community reading program. |
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“Teen POE-etry Night” Date: Thursday, April 16 Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Location: Forsyth County Public Library, Sharon Forks Branch Middle- and High-Schoolers are invited to an open-microphone event to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s work AND National Poetry Month. Bring your own poetry to read, or poems by your favorite author. Poe poetry, and original poems based on Poe’s works, are especially welcome. Light refreshments will be served. **** “Forsyth Reads Together Book Discussion: Friend or Poe?” Discuss works of Edgar Allan Poe, using Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe or your favorite Poe collection. Name your most memorable story or poem: “The Raven,” “The Cask of Amontillado,” “The Black Cat,” “Annabel Lee”? A reading group discussion is a wonderful way to meet new people, share interests, ideas, and opinions, and explore books you might otherwise never read! The library provides a facilitator to get your discussion started. TIME: 7:00—8:00 Cumming Library —-May 14 and June 18 (Thursdays) Sharon Forks Library — May 19 and July 7th (Tuesdays) ***** “Movie Night: Hound of the Baskervilles” Some say Edgar Allan Poe’s detective Auguste Dupin was the forerunner of detectives to come. Watch Sherlock Holmes in this classic movie, and see if you can detect similarities! Time: 6:30—8:00 Cumming Library — Thursday, June 11 Sharon Forks Library — Tuesday, June 9 ***** “Movie Night: Edgar Allan Poe: A Light and Enlightening Look” Lively filmed lecture of North Carolina professor Elliot Engel tells what the master of the macabre was really like. Time: 6:30—8:00 Cumming Library — Thursday, July 9 Sharon Forks Library — Monday, July 13 |