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January 19 - March 19, 2005:

The following area museums and attractions will offer discounted admissions to people presenting a One Book, One Community: Lee County Reads “A Land Remembered” bookmark between January 29 and March 19, 2005. Bookmarks available at any Lee County Library System location and at local bookstores.

Calusa Nature Center
3450 Ortiz Avenue
Fort Myers
239.275-3435
http://www.calusanature.com/

Edison & Ford Winter Estates
2350 McGregor Blvd
Fort Myers
239.334-7419
http://www.edison-ford-estate.com/home.asp

Imaginarium
2000 Cranford Avenue
Fort Myers
239.337-3332
http://www.cityftmyers.com/attractions/imaginarium.aspx

Southwest Florida Museum of History
2300 Peck Street
Fort Myers
239.332.5955
http://www.cityftmyers.com/attractions/historical.aspx

January, 2005

Lee County Library Event "A Cracker Afternoon"
Saturday, January 29 @ 1 p.m.
Riverdale Branch Library

Features crafts, stories, book bingo and a book discussion. Theatrical reading of Chapter One by Theatre Conspiracy of Fort Myers.

February, 2005

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 1 @ 2 p.m.
Fort Myers-Lee County Public Library

Issues Forum: Growth and the Environment
Thursday, February 3 @ 2 p.m.

South County Regional Library

Panel discussion on growth and the environment in Lee County and how it relates to growth issues presented in “A Land Remembered.” Panelists include Wayne Daltry (Director of the Lee County Smart Growth Initiative), Matt Bixler (Communications Chair for the Babcock Preservation Partnership and Environmental Policy Specialist for the Conservancy of Southwest Florida), and Matthew Fisher (Sales & Marketing Manager for EarthMark Companies' Environmental Division). Ryan Warner from WGCU Public Media will be the panel moderator. This event will be broadcast as a segment of Gulf Coast Live on WGCU 90.1 FM.

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Saturday, February 5 @ 2 p.m.
North Fort Myers Public Library

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 15 @ 2 p.m.
Rutenberg Branch Library
(discussion takes place at Myerlee Manor)

Lee County Library Program: Meet Author Robert Macomber
Thursday, February 24 @ 2 p.m.
North Fort Myers Public Library

Author Robert Macomber won the 2003 Patrick D. Smith Award for the Best Historical Novel of Florida for his book "At the Edge of Honor." During this program, Macomber talks on "Blood Money: Action and Intrigue in the Caribbean during the Civil War." This is the same talk the well-known author and lecturer on maritime history gave to the passengers aboard the Queen Mary 2 when he was the Guest Author on her voyage to Rio de Janiero for Carnival.

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Wednesday, February 16 @ 2 p.m.
Bonita Springs Public Library

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Saturday, February 26 @ 2 p.m.
East County Regional Library

March, 2005

Lee County Library Book Discussion
with long-time area residents as special guests
Tuesday, March 1 @ 2 p.m.
South County Regional Library

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Thursday, March 3 @ 2 p.m.
Cape Coral-Lee County Public Library

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Saturday, March 5 @ 2 p.m.
Dunbar Jupiter Hammon Public Library

Lee County Library Book Discussion
Wednesday, March 9 @ 6:30 p.m.
Captiva Memorial Library

6th Annual Lee County Reading Festival
Hear from historian Vernon Peeples. Video presentation of author Patrick D. Smith and your opportunity to vote on the book title for next year's One Book, One Community: Lee Count Reads project!
Saturday, March 19 @ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Harborside Event Center, downtown Fort Myers