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Celebrate Authors Invitation 2019
INVITATION TO AUTHORS
The staff and Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library invite authors to participate in the Sixth Annual CELEBRATE AUTHORS event, to be held on Sunday, September 8, 2019, from 2-4 pm in the Roadrunner Room of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
Authors must be residents of the southern New Mexico region, and books must have been published in 2014 or later (no older than five years.) Books can be of all genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a collection of short stories or children’s literature. Information about the author and the book must be submitted on the application form which can be found below.
Completed forms should be sent to Sue Fletcher at sjfletch1940@yahoo.com, no later than July 31, 2018.
Refer questions to Sue Fletcher at 521-8507. Leave a message with your name, phone number and say that you’re calling about Celebrate Authors.
Celebrate Authors Invitation 2018
Our annual Celebrate Authors event publicly celebrates the talent, hard work, and achievements of southern New Mexican authors. Booktalks, displays, and book signings by authors promote the diversity and excellence of literary talent throughout our community.
CALLING ALL AUTHORS
The Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library invite authors to participate in the Fifth Annual CELEBRATE AUTHORS event, to be held on Sunday, September 16, 2018, from 2-4 pm in the Roadrunner Room of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
Authors must be residents of the southern New Mexico region, and books must have been published in 2013 or later (no older than five years.) Books can be of all genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a collection of short stories or children’s literature. Information about the author and the book must be submitted on the application form which you can download and complete here.
Completed forms should be sent to Sue Fletcher at sjfletch1940@yahoo.com, no later than July 31, 2018.
Refer questions to Sue Fletcher at 521-8507. Leave a message with your name, phone number and say that you’re calling about Celebrate Authors.
Celebrate Authors Application Form – Click here.
Book Talk with Win Jacobs – Wander Woman – A Recollection
Friends of the Library will hold A Book Talk on Wednesday, April 4 at 1:30 in the Roadrunner Room. WIN JACOBS author of “Wander Woman: A Recollection”, will read passages from her book and talk about the writing of it, the rewards and problems of doing so. She hopes to open audience discussion of memoirs, “a harvesting” she calls it. “Wander Woman” is currently available at COAS or as an e-book on Kindle. Copies will also be available at the reading. Refreshments will be served.
Friends of Library Book Sale March 9 – 10
Please join the Friends of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library for a Book Sale. On March 9th from 3 pm until 5 pm, the Friends will hold a special Members Only book sale. On March 10th from 10 am until 4 pm, the sale will be open to the public. The sale will feature a collection of railroad and train books, leather bound classic works published by the Franklin Library, numerous hardback and paperback fiction and works of local interest as well as general literature. The Book Sale will be held in the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library on the second floor. 
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Barnes & Noble Book Fair August 4-6
We invite everyone to shop at the Barnes & Noble at Mesilla Valley Mall on August 4 – 6, Friday – Sunday, to help us raise money to support library materials and programs. A percentage of each purchase will become a donation to the Friends and will directly support our local library. To help us, simply shop at Barnes & Noble during those days and tell the cashier that you’d like your purchase to benefit the Friends of the library. Our February 2017 book fair raised $2,395.04 for the library. We’re hoping to beat that number this August!
Friends members will distribute bookmarks to shoppers and offer them an opportunity to win a Super Hero gift basket that will contain a $10 Barnes & Noble gift card, books, and a few other surprises. Information about the Branigan Library Friends organization will also be available.
Please remind your family and friends to do their Barnes & Noble shopping on the first weekend of August to benefit the library! It’s a perfect time to get some back to school shopping done as well, and it’s also tax-free weekend! So, make sure to shop at Barnes & Noble that weekend to support Branigan Library.
What: Barnes & Noble Book Fair to benefit the Friends of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
Where: Mesilla Valley Mall
When: Friday, August 4, 4 – 7 p.m.; Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday, August 6, 1 – 4 p.m.
If you can’t attend the book fair, no worries! You can still help support Branigan Library if you shop online. Simply visit bn.com/bookfairs and enter ID 12182366 at the online checkout from Aug. 4 – 12.
We hope to see you there!
Sound Sessions – Free Guitar Lessons Sponsored by the Friends
Friends Treasurer Bonnie Poloner accepts $100 from Jean Frizzell, president of the GFWC Progress Club, on behalf of the progress club. Frizzell also donated an acoustic guitar. Library Assistant Ryan Roy will teach the guitar lessons.
The Friends of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library is sponsoring free guitar lessons for 5th – 12th graders this summer. Ryan Roy, part-time library assistant, organized the program and will teach the lessons. So far, the Friends have purchased six guitars for teens who lack access to one. Jean Frizzell, president of the GFWC Progress Club, donated her daughter’s acoustic guitar and a $100 check from the Progress Club to help purchase more equipment for the program.
Sound Sessions Program Details
What: Free acoustic, electric and bass guitar lessons for teens
Grade Levels: 5th – 12th
Where: Craft Room at Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
When: Second & Fourth Saturdays of the month, starting June 10. 1 – 2 p.m.
How to register: Visit the Young Adult desk at Branigan Library to register. All students must register in advance!
If you sign-up: Please bring either an electric, acoustic or bass guitar if you have one. If you lack access to one, the library will have a limited number reserved for students to borrow.
To view the Sound Sessions program flyer, click here. For questions, email Ray Roy at rroy@las-cruces.org or call 575-528-4102.
CALLING ALL AUTHORS – Celebrate Authors 2017
L.A. Miller, author of the science fiction book series Quests of Shadowind, at Celebrate Authors 2016.
Rosemary M. Leyva and Dawn Moore Santiago, authors of “The Heart of Las Cruces, History of St. Genevieve’s Church,” at Celebrate Authors 2016.
The Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library invite authors to participate in the Fourth Annual CELEBRATE AUTHORS event, to be held on Sunday, September 17, 2017, from 2-4 pm in the Roadrunner Room of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.
Authors must be residents of the southern New Mexico region, and books must have been published in 2012 or later (no older than five years.) Books can be of all genres: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, a collection of short stories or children’s literature. Information about the author and the book must be submitted on the application form which can be found on the Friends website, https://libraryfriendslc.org/celebrate-authors/.
Completed forms should be sent to Sue Fletcher at sjfletch1940@yahoo.com, no later than July 31, 2017.
Refer questions to Sue Fletcher at 521-8507. Leave a message with your name, phone number and say that you’re calling about Celebrate Authors.
Click here for the Celebrate Authors Application form.
Spring Book Sale – May 6 & 7
