Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A Reading Rainbow

Last week my 7 year-old niece told me she wanted to be a librarian when she grew up. My heart swelled with pride for this incredibly smart beauty, and then I wondered about the future of libraries. Will there be any libraries left for her to govern?
At nearly every speaking gig I lecture about the importance of books. Electronic devices are great for containing reading materials, but guess what? Sometimes electronic devices don't operate properly (trust me) & you can't read your e-book while soaking up the sun on vacation. Or you may have to consult a REAL, paper map, you know those archaic lines printed on ancient tablet. There is something charming about having a book to actually hold in your hands so you can flip through & compare items, or look at the pictures at an easy glance. Or proudly display your coffee table books full of knowledge & images in full color.
Or....pat the bunny.....
I hope our society doesn't lose track of the value of books.

This Sunday, Evansville's Central Library kicks off National Library Week with a local author event.  I am very excited to be one of the authors at the event who will be speaking about their book(s), chatting with guests and also selling copies to the public - with portions of book proceeds going to the library.  ($5 from ea set of Recipe Records will be contributed to the library)


Please share this event with all of your friends & I hope to see you there!

Sunday, April 13, 2014
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Central Library - Browning Event Rooms A and B

National Library Week kickoff
Here is the line-up as I received from the Library:


Mary Hukill Community Garden Revolution
Jackie Egan (pen name Jackie Coleman) A Summer in Ocracokeand Boomerang
Lanea Stagg Recipe Records, Recipe Records: The 60’s Edition and Recipe Records: A Culinary Tribute to the Beatles
Sandy Morris (pen name Sandy Andrews) Best Friends series
Terry Seaton Across the Channel
David Hayden Muhammad and the Birth of Islamic Supremacism: The War with the Jews, 622-628 A.D.
Robert R. Railey Detective Morris, Homicide andDerek Christian, Antichrist
More Info:  Contact Lesa Holstine, 428-8200 ext. 1461


My Music Nugget of the Day:

Late Night's Jimmy Fallon does a screamin' good impression of Jim Morrison in this video clip of "Reading Rainbow" by The Doors...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noseMJc2Pm0

Order Your Books Today!

www.reciperecordscookbook.com


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THIS SATURDAY NIGHT - MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA --- Don't miss this AWESOME fundraiser for the MHS School Band
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the night of music begins at 7 p.m.!
Free Will Donation at the door
Please support your local high school bands Folks....I remember wearing those stinky wool uniforms in August & can't imagine how many years of use they endured....please help those kids that just wanna play music....
Check out The Unusual Suspects & their performance video on their Facebook page, The Unusual Suspects




 
PEACE, LOVE & ROCK & ROLL,

Lanea Stagg
Recipe Records Cookbooks
www.reciperecordscookbook.com
blog:  www.rockblocks3.blogspot.com
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1 comment:

Jenn V. said...

Lanea,

In my research for my book about Jim Croce, the biggest help I've received have been from the librarians at the universities across the country!

Librarians rule!

/J