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Bellevue Public Library Events
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March
17, 2009
Let's Talk About It Adult Book Discussion, Mockingbird: a portrait of Harper Lee, by Charles Shields, 7 p.m.
Harper Lee wrote only one book – To Kill a Mockingbird – yet it is one of the most widely-read novels of 20th century literature. This biography reveals the reclusive woman behind the story of Scout and Atticus Finch. |
March 21, 2009
Great Lakes Theater To Kill a Mockingbird workshop at Bellevue Society for the Arts, 10 a.m.
Actors David Hansen and Allie Bencar from the Great Lakes Theater Festival will present a free 90-minute theater workshop on Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Participants will act out key scenes from the novel, engage in conversations on social justice, race relations, relationships with parents, character and integrity, and explore how this classic book continues to be relevant today.
Space is limited. Registration is required. To register, call Bellevue Public Library at 419.483.4769.
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March 26, 2009
Teen Book Discussion, I Am Scout, by Charles Shields, 4 p.m.
This biography tells the story of how Harper Lee struggled to become an author and created one of the most popular novels of the 20th century. The novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, is this year’s selection for Big Read: Erie County Reads.
The author of I Am Scout will be making a public appearance at Bellevue Society for the Arts on March 31 at 7 p.m.!
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March 31, 2009
Author Charles Shields Visits Bellevue Society for the Arts, 7 p.m.
Author Charles Shields spent four years researching and writing Mockingbird: A Portrat of Harper Lee. He interviewed over 600 of Harper Lee's neighbors, childhood friends, law school classmates, and Kansas residents who became her friends while she was helping Truman Capota research In Cold Blood in Kansas.
His presentation, "Harper Lee: A Literary Mystery," covers why he chose to write about Miss Lee, the surprises he encountered along the way, including her efforts to discourage friends from speaking to him, the parallels between her book and her life, and the reasons why she never published a second book.
A question and answer period will follow his presenation.
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April 5, 2009
Bellevue During the Depression, 2 p.m.
Enjoy stories from Bellevue’s past, told by Bill Oddo.
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April 7, 2009
Adult Book Discussion, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, 7 p.m.
Winner of the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Literature, this novel, narrated by eight-year-old Scout, is set in Macomb, Alabama during the Depression. When a black man is accused of raping a white woman, tensions run high in the town. |
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