One Book Bradford:
Talking Up a Storm
BRADFORD, Pa. – One Book Bradford will present three lectures relating to its 2008 book choice “The Children’s Blizzard” by David Laskin.
“Talking Up a Storm,” featuring talks on meteorology, Mennonite culture and hypothermia will take place consecutively at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Bradford Area Public Library. The event is open to the public, and having read “The Children’s Blizzard” is not a prerequisite.
“We hope it will give some people that little push to read the book before the author’s visit in February,” said Marilyn Richards, who helped organize the event. “For those who have already read the book or are reading it, the lectures will provide a deeper understanding.”
The speakers for the evening will be retired earth and space science teacher Rick Richards on meteorology, a representative of the Bradford Mennonite congregation on Mennonite culture and semi-retired Bradford physician Dr. Anita Herbert on hypothermia.
In addition to the talk, hand-knit items and seeds for mammoth sunflowers will be on sale. Proceeds will benefit One Book Bradford.
One Book Bradford was started last year by the Friends of the Bradford Area Public Library and the Spectrum Series at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in conjunction with the Friends of the Hanley Library and members of 11 local book groups.
Following on the success of last year’s selection, “City of Light” by Lauren Belfer, this year’s committee chose “The Children’s Blizzard,” the story of a group of pioneers on the Great Plains and a blizzard that has been remembered for generations.
Other One Book Bradford events planned at the public library are a holiday fair from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Dec. 6 and an original short play presented by Bradford Little Theatre on Jan. 24, 2009.
The culminating event for this year’s book is a visit by Laskin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall at Pitt-Bradford.
Laskin’s visit is part of the Pitt-Bradford Spectrum Series and co-sponsored by the Pitt-Bradford writing program and the Division of Communication and the Arts.
Twenty copies of “The Children’s Blizzard” are available for borrowing from the Bradford Area Public Library. The book is also on sale from local booksellers.
“Talking Up a Storm,” featuring talks on meteorology, Mennonite culture and hypothermia will take place consecutively at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Bradford Area Public Library. The event is open to the public, and having read “The Children’s Blizzard” is not a prerequisite.
“We hope it will give some people that little push to read the book before the author’s visit in February,” said Marilyn Richards, who helped organize the event. “For those who have already read the book or are reading it, the lectures will provide a deeper understanding.”
The speakers for the evening will be retired earth and space science teacher Rick Richards on meteorology, a representative of the Bradford Mennonite congregation on Mennonite culture and semi-retired Bradford physician Dr. Anita Herbert on hypothermia.
In addition to the talk, hand-knit items and seeds for mammoth sunflowers will be on sale. Proceeds will benefit One Book Bradford.
One Book Bradford was started last year by the Friends of the Bradford Area Public Library and the Spectrum Series at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in conjunction with the Friends of the Hanley Library and members of 11 local book groups.
Following on the success of last year’s selection, “City of Light” by Lauren Belfer, this year’s committee chose “The Children’s Blizzard,” the story of a group of pioneers on the Great Plains and a blizzard that has been remembered for generations.
Other One Book Bradford events planned at the public library are a holiday fair from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Dec. 6 and an original short play presented by Bradford Little Theatre on Jan. 24, 2009.
The culminating event for this year’s book is a visit by Laskin at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at Bromeley Family Theater in Blaisdell Hall at Pitt-Bradford.
Laskin’s visit is part of the Pitt-Bradford Spectrum Series and co-sponsored by the Pitt-Bradford writing program and the Division of Communication and the Arts.
Twenty copies of “The Children’s Blizzard” are available for borrowing from the Bradford Area Public Library. The book is also on sale from local booksellers.
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