5th Annual
Lee County Reading Festival
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Centennial Park, Fort Myers, Florida
Celebrate the Power of Reading!


2004 Adult Events

Harborside Event Center Schedule
sponsored by:

These authors will be signing books at Authors' Alley or Heritage Bookstore tent immediately after their presentations.  Location will be announced at each presentation.
  Room A Room B
10:00 a.m. Robert Macomber, Joe Weber  
10:30 a.m.   Ana Veciana-Suarez, Sheila Williams
11:00 a.m.

Rick Bragg

  
11:30 a.m.   Mary Alice Monroe,
Lori Woolridge
12:30 p.m.

Douglas Brinkley

Joy Fielding, Jan Burke,
Carolina Garcia-Aguilera
1:30 p.m.

Presentation of
Lifetime Achievement Award:
James Hall

Die Laughing:
Nancy Cohen, Sarah Strohmeyer,
Elaine Viets
2:30 p.m.

Kevin Powell, Anthony Samad

Phillip Margolin, James Grippando

Authors' Venue C (Outdoors)
These authors will be signing books at Authors' Alley or Heritage Bookstore tent immediately after their presentations.  Location will be announced at each presentation.
10:30 a.m. Mary Anna Evans, Wendy Howell Mills, Diana Whatley, P.J. Parrish
11:30 a.m.

Tim Dorsey
12:30 p.m.

Mary Jo Putney, Brenda Jackson
1:30 p.m.

'Sha Givens
2:30 p.m.

Kristen Britain

Adult Programs Stage
sponsored by:
 
10:00 a.m. Declutter and Simplify Your Life: Certified FengShui consultant Lori Grear leads a discussion on how our clutter affects our lives.
11:15 a.m. Southwest Florida's Colorful History: Presented by noted local historian Vernon Peeples  A discussion of key moments in local history, including famous figures such as Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, and how those events shaped the region we live in today. Presented by The News-Press.
12:15 p.m. World War II - Sharing Memories: Veterans are invited to share their memories and experiences.  Scholar Dr. Mark Herman provides historical expertise and facilitates discussion.  Display of WWII uniforms and memorabilia provided by Graham Nordling.
1:30 p.m. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - Notes From Cross Creek:  Betty Jean Steinshouer portrays Rawlings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Yearling" (1939) and "Cross Creek" (1942).

 

e-Library in the Park
 sponsored by:

All Day Internet Access Computers (ID required)
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Computer Resource Demonstration - Learn how to use the Library System's online catalog and research databases
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Computer Resource Demonstration - Learn how to use the Library System's online catalog and research databases

 

The Lee County Reading Festival is presented by Lee County Library System in partnership with:
The Foundation for the Lee County Library System
The News-Press
WINK-TV

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