Author Visits As Darien Library Closes Out Summer Reading Program

DARIEN, Conn. – Darien Library is gearing up for a Finale Party to celebrate the end of the Game On, Darien! Summer Reading Program.

Rebecca Stead, a Newbery-award winning author, will be at Darien Library's Summer Reading Finale Party.
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by Lynn Funk

08/08/2014 4:00 a.m.

Author Rebecca Stead will be the guest speaker at the event, which will be from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, in the library's Louise Parker Berry Community Room.

Stead’s book, "When You Reach Me," earned the 2010 John Newbery medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for fiction. The book was also named a New York Times Notable Book for Fiction.

Stead is also the author of "Liar & Spy," which was nominated for the 2015 Nutmeg Book Award, and "First Light."

To register for the Finale Party, visit the website at darienlibrary.org/kids.

Programs for all ages – children, teens and adults – are possible through donations to the Annual Campaign for the Darien Library. To view all the programs available for children, call the Children’s Library at 203-669-5235 or visit the library’s website at darienlibrary.org/events/calendar/kids.

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