Lunch & Literature: Blood Clay, with Special Guest Author Valerie Nieman (Thurs. 11-10-2011 @ 12:30pm)

Join us on Thursday, November 10 at 12:30pm in the Library Seminar Room for a discussion of Blood Clay featuring the author, Valerie Nieman. The library has one copy available for checkout (on the New Books shelf) and two available for library use in A&T Reserves and in Special Collections.

For more information about the book and the author (who is an A&T faculty member), please visit the event page on the Bluford Library Website.

We look forward to seeing you. Bring your lunch and bring a friend! Books will be available for purchase.

8/11 Lunch & Literature Postponed

We regret to inform you that today's discussion of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo will be postponed. We will let you know as soon as we have a new date and time. We are very sorry for the inconvenience and short notice.

We do hope that this delay gives you some extra reading time to finish the book or to dig into the sequel, The Girl Who Played with Fire. You can also check out the Swedish movie adaptation.

Thanks for your understanding. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Summer Reading!!

As Bluford Library’s Lunch and Literature Book Club reflects poolside about the wonderful titles shared over the past semester, we can prop our feet up with this summer’s new selection: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. Take all summer to dive into this New York Times’ best seller packed full of conspiracy, murder, secrets, and betrayal. A limited number of copies of the titles are available at the Reference Desk. The next meeting will take place Thursday August 11 at 12:30pm in the Seminar Room of Bluford Library. Happy Reading!!

Post-Zelda

Oh, what a magnificent conversation we had with Zelda on last Tuesday! She's a truly extraordinary person and her work is just a small glimpse into who she is. After the Lunch & Literature session, students from the Middle College at NC A&T participated in a creative writing workshop tailored just for them. That, too, was awesome. It was especially wonderful to see the transparency and willingness of the young men to share their experiences with a complete stranger, and each other.
We had a good day.


BTW: Zelda (we're on a first name basis now:)) has a couple of weekend writing intensive workshops coming up. Check those out at www.zeldalockhart.com

Author Zelda Lockhart Visiting!!!

We're so excited to have author Zelda Lockhart visiting with us next Tuesday April 12 @ 12:30pm for our next Lunch and Literature. We'll be completing our reading of Cold Running Creek while also sharing about her latest release Fifth Born 11. Ms. Lockhart was the 2010 Piedmont Laureate for NC and we can't wait to have her here celebrating National Library Week!! See you there...

African American Read-In at Bluford Library

The Bluford Library will be participating in the 22^nd National African American Read-In on Tuesday, February 22 from 1-4pm in the Bluford Library Seminar Room. This event, which is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, works toward the goal of making African American literacy a part of Black History Month. We invite all members of the A&T community to read from books and poetry written by African American authors. To participate, simply select a work by an African American author and come to the Seminar Room on February 22^nd between 2 and 4 pm. You can drop in and stay for as long or as short as you want. Light refreshments will be served.

If you need help selecting a book, the Black Studies Collection on the third floor of Bluford Library is a great place to look. We will also have some copies of books by African American authors on hand if you don't have time to make a selection in advance.

Time correction! Lunch and Literature at 12:30pm on 1/20

My apologies to our readers! Lunch and Literature will take place at 12:30pm on Thursday, January 20th, NOT at noon. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Lunch and Literature returns! 1/20/11 at 12:30pm

As we settle into the Spring Semester, please join us for Lunch and Literature on Thursday, January 20 at 12:30pm in the Bluford Library Seminar Room to discuss Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers: The Story of Success. This book covers fascinating topics such as wet rice agriculture's impact on mathematical skills and how cultural norms can contribute to airline crashes.

For more information, check out Malcolm Gladwell's official website for the book. It includes a few excerpts that are sure to pique your interest.

If you can't make it this Thursday, never fear! We have two great titles picked out for February and April:

February 16, 2011: always outnumbered, always outgunned by walter mosley. You can pick up a copy at this week's L&L discussion.

April 12, 2011: Cold Running Creek by Zelda Lockhart