Book Signing

You're invited to help celebrate Julia Durango's latest children's book!

Saturday, October 8th, 12-2:00 p.m.

Scarecrow Festival & Dream Hop Book Signing

The Book Mouse

820 LaSalle St.

Ottawa, IL 61350

Monday, October 24th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Halloween Hullabaloo & Dream Hop Book signing

Reddick Library

1010 Canal St.

Ottawa, IL 61350

Banned Book Night

Celebrate your Freedom to Read.....
Celebrate your Reddick Library!

You are cordially invited to help us celebrate our

invaluable freedom to read on the occasion of the

Reddick Library's 117th birthday on

September 26, 2005 from 7:00-9:00 PM.

Come join us for "cake and controversy" as we

listen to several community members

Read Out from their favorite banned books.

The celebration will take place in the

Reddick Library Annex. Please use the

Washington Street entrance.

For more information about this event,

please contact Julia Durango:

jdurango@reddicklibrary.org

(815)434-0509

The Write Way

A Seminar for Adults who want to Write for Children

Saturday, October 22, 2005

9a.m. - noon

Reddick Library

Join Julia Durango, successful children's author and coordinator of Reddick Library's young adult services, and Paula Morrow, Executive Editor of Ladybug and Babybug magazines and editor with Cricket Books, as they offer aspiring authors a tour through the realities of writing and publishing for children.

Advanced registration by October 12th is required. A $25 fee payable to the Reddick library covers the complete seminar including all materials. Registration forms are available at the Reddick Library (Ottawa), Mautino Library (Spring Valley), Peru Public Library, LaSalle Public Library, Book Mouse (Ottawa), Common Grounds BookCafe (Utica), and Green River Books (Princeton), or send an email to jdurango@reddicklibrary.org to request one.

Library Fundraiser

Discovery Toys Sale

at

Reddick Library

Saturday, September 24, 2005

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Reddick Library Annex

Come in anytime between 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. to browse the collection and purchase products. The products will then be available for pickup at a later date.

15% of all proceeds go to Reddick Library to benefit children's programming.

For more information about Discovery Toys, please visit

www.discoverytoyslink.com/StacyCook

Friday Night at the Movies

The Reddick Library will be showing "Zelary" on
Friday September 9, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in
the Reddick Library Annex.
(Please use the Washington Street Entrance)

Doors open at 6:45 p.m. and

Friday Night at the Movies is for patrons 18 years of age and older.