August at Louisville Free Public Library [4] – All month long, the various locations of LFPL are hosting Local History and Genealogy at the Library Programming. [5] This past week, LFPL also announced their Authors at the Library series [6] for the next few months, which includes appearances and talks with the following authors:
Chris Tomlinson (Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families who Share the Tomlinson Name—One White, One Black)
Gail Sheehy (Daring: My Passages)
Steven Johnson (How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World)
Dan Jones (The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors)
Azar Fafisi (The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books)
Jonathan Eig (The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution)
All of the author events are free, but require an online ticket reservation [7].
Friday, August 15
Head to a baby storytime or preschool storytime this morning at the Main Library downtown. Baby storytime is at 9:15am and Preschool storytime is at 10am. Read more about library programs for younger ones here [8] or see this link [9] for more information about area libraries.
The Main Library is located at 301 York Street. Call 502-574-1611 for more information.
Saturday, August 16
Want to learn a little bit more about uploading and editing your digital photos? The Jeffersonville Township Public Library is hosting a Managing Digital Photos program [10] from 1:30-3:30pm. There are openings; the class will be held in the Gates Computer Lab.
The Jeffersonville Library is located at 211 East Court Avenue. Call 812-285-8600 for more information.
Sunday, August 17
Head out to the Southwest Regional Library for a computer lesson [11]; appointments are needed. While you’re out that way, stop by the new library under construction [12]. It is located at 9725 Dixie Highway. I suggest grabbing a treat at Valley Dairy Freeze [13] as well.
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