SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER • NOVEMBER
Meet our new Director, Ryan Wieber! See page 12.
Reading Together 2018 KPL is pleased to announce the Reading Together title for 2018: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond. In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the stories of eight families on the edge, whose fates are in the hands of two landlords. This masterful book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem. Print copies are now available at all KPL locations. Find digital copies in the catalog.
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40TH ANNUAL MARY CALLETTO RIFE YOUTH LITERATURE SEMINAR Special 2-Day, 40th Anniversary Event! November 16-17, 9 am – 3:30 pm Fetzer Center, WMU, 2350 Business Court, Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Public Library is excited to celebrate our 40th Annual Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar by having a 2-day event, featuring four awardwinning authors! Mitali Perkins, Gary Schmidt, Javaka Steptoe, and Matt Faulkner will join us on November 16 & 17 to discuss their work. Also, back by popular demand will be youth literature experts Ed Spicer, Lynn Rutan, Cindy Dobrez, and K.T. Horning, who will share her immense knowledge as the Director of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center. Books will be available for sale by local, independent bookstore Bookbug. Registration is required. Visit kpl.gov/yls for more information.
MEET THE AUTHORS Thurs, November 16, 6:30 pm, CEN 40th Annual Mary Calletto Rife Youth Literature Seminar featured authors Mitali Perkins, Gary Schmidt, Javaka Steptoe, and Matt Faulkner will speak about their work and what inspires them to write youth literature. The event will be followed by a book signing. Books will be available for sale by Bookbug. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit kpl.gov/yls.
SAVE THE DATE: GREAT GROWN-UP SPELLING BEE
Save the Date
Wed, November 8, 6-9 pm WMU Bernhard Center, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo See details on page 2.
Meet the Author: Matthew Desmond Fri, March 16, 7 pm Chenery Auditorium
IN THIS ISSUE Books & More............................... 2-4 Tween/Teen................................... 5-7
Kids.............................................. 8-11 Director’s Note............................... 12