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Redlands Reads: The Kite Runner

One City - One Book!

 

Welcome to the second Redlands Reads - One City One Book program. Our hope is to bring together those who reside, work and study in the city of Redlands to read and discuss a single book together.

Following the inaugural One City, One Book program (Redlands Reads Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein), Redlands residents and members of the University of Redlands community voted to make The Kite Runner the next One City, One Book selection. It is now time to begin reading! The A.K. Smiley Public Library has purchased 200 copies of The Kite Runner. These will be made available to the general public on a first come, first serve basis until they run out. We hope that you will plan to attend one of the discussions around The Kite Runner as well as the showing of the film.

One City, One Book is brought to you by the University of Redlands, the A.K. Smiley Public Library, and the Redlands Daily Facts. For more information, please contact Leela MadhavaRau, Assistant Dean of Student Life and Director of Diversity Affairs (909) 748-8285.

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Smiley Library Celebrates Leo Politi

April 2008

Schedule of Events

When A.K. Smiley Public Library opens at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2008, patrons may pick up a brochure and map for a self-guided tour of Leo Politi’s art and books.  At 2:00 p.m. that afternoon, a children’s program will be given featuring Ann Stalcup, author of Leo Politi: Artist of the Angels.  Stalcup wrote her 2004 biography of Politi based on a decades-long friendship with the artist-author.  She will have copies of her book available for sale and will sign them after the program.  At 3:00 p.m., a brief awards ceremony will be held for participants of the “Write a Mural Story” contest.   Winners will receive a copy of one of Politi’s books.  Refreshments will be hosted in the Children’s Garden by the Friends of the Library immediately following the programs .

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Staff Picks Looking for something good to read?  Why not let our staff recommend some interesting new books?

 

Adult Reading Book Clubs

 Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

bestsellers - classics - fiction - history - biography

A.K. Smiley Library, through the Friends of the Library, is the proud sponsor of five book clubs.  With the assistance of volunteer leaders, each group chooses books of interest to the group to read and discuss at monthly meetings.

If you are interested in joining a book club, contact the group leader listed in the schedule.  Or if you are interested in starting a club of your own, contact the library for more information -  (909) 798-7565 

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The Lincoln Memorial Shrine

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The Lincoln Memorial Shrine is the only museum and archives dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Its extensive collection of manuscripts, diaries, images and artifacts is maintained by the Special Collections Division of Smiley Library.

www.lincolnshrine.org

Located behind the library

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