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  • Author Kassandra Lamb to Speak at Library Headquarters

    Alachua County Library Headquarters, Meeting Room A 4th Floor, Rm. A, 401 E Univ. Ave., Gainesville, FL

    Author Kassandra Lamb will discuss To Kill A Labrador (no, the dog does NOT die) at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, at the Alachua County Library Headquarters. The book is the first of her cozy mystery series about Marcia Banks, who has both an unusual name (Marcia is pronounced … Read More

  • ARTSPEAKS Courageous Young Voices

    The Historic Thomas Center 302 N.E. 6th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, United States

      WAG will provide refreshments for this event.

  • How to Apply for a National Endowment for the Arts Grant

    Millhopper Library, Meeting Room A 3145 NW 43rd St,, Gainesville, FL, United States

    Sandra Gail Lambert, a 2018 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Creative Writing Fellow, explained the nuts and bolts of qualifying and applying for an NEA grant and shared how the Fellowship benefited her writing career. Establishment of the NEA Fellowship Federal programs supporting arts began in the 1960s with … Read More

  • Author Dwight Bennett (aka Sam Berretti) to Speak at Library Headquarters

    Alachua County Library Headquarters, Meeting Room A 4th Floor, Rm. A, 401 E Univ. Ave., Gainesville, FL

    Dwight Bennett, who writes under the pen name Sam Berretti, will present the second in his Seekers Mystery Series, Good Girl Gone at the Alachua County Headquarters on Saturday, March 23, at 2:30 p.m. Doris Watson works as engineer, designing kitchen appliances such as microwave ovens. Ex-military, she appears to … Read More

  • Literacy – The Foundation to Success

    Millhopper Library, Meeting Room A 3145 NW 43rd St,, Gainesville, FL, United States

    Jeremy Merritt, Literacy Program Specialist for the Alachua County Library District (ACLD), discussed on April 14th, 2019, the types of literacy services available to patrons at library branches throughout the county. He described the ACLD program that helps adults learn to read for enjoyment and learning through one-on-one and small-group … Read More

  • Author Fran Sweeney to Talk at Library Headquarters

    Alachua County Library Headquarters, Meeting Room A 4th Floor, Rm. A, 401 E Univ. Ave., Gainesville, FL

    Fran Sweeney will read from her novel, The Royal Carpet, a humorous tale of romance, at 2:30 p.m. on April 27, at the Alachua County Library Headquarters. Queen Elizabeth’s small entourage gets displaced during a summer thunderstorm while driving from Miami to North Central Florida to buy horses. Her car … Read More

  • Marketing Coalition Meeting

    The Library Partnership: A Neighborhood Resource Center 912 NE 16th Avenue, Gainesville, Fl

    The Marketing Coalition of the Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) will meet on Saturday, May 4, 2019, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Library Partnership, 912 NE Sixteenth Ave. Gainesville, FL. Julie Robitaille will be talking about the things to put in place before you start advertising, like reviews, etc. … Read More