2008 Schedule of Events
"Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation"
Cokie Roberts, ABC News/NPR commentator, presents her new book.
NC State's McKimmon Center
Friday, May 16, 2008, at 7:30 PM
Tickets are $5 or free with the purchase of Ladies of Liberty from Quail Ridge Books & Music. Tickets are free for NC State students. Admission tickets will also function as signing line tickets: the earlier purchased, the earlier your place in line. This special program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Library and Quail Ridge Books & Music.
Book Sale
On the Brickyard, right outside the D. H. Hill Library, NC State campus
Life Members' preview sale: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
All members' preview sale: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Open to the general public:
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.
Monday, May 19, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Select from an impressive array of books ranging from best-selling novels and fiction classics to engineering, science, and humanities text -- all donated by Friends, faculty, and other members of the community.
"The Blue Ridge Parkway By Foot"
A reading by Tim Pegram, author and former park ranger.
D. H. Hill Library - East Wing, 2nd floor, Assembly Room
Thursday, May 29, 2008, at 5:30 PM
A graduate of NC State's College of Natural Resources, Pegram is the first person known to have backpacked the entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Free and open to the public.
"Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel"
A special reading by Garrison Keillor.
NC State's Mc Kimmon Center
Sunday, September 28, 2008.
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Keillor, the host and writer of the National Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion and author of more than a dozen books, presents his latest novel. Free and open to the public. This event is cosponsored by Quail Ridge Books & Music.
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