Ready to read for free in some new and improved swank? The Fairdale branch of the Louisville Free Public Library is opening its fresh doors this Saturday, March 24th at 1pm.

…ok, maybe just in their imaginations, but there’s no shame in that. Join the group at the Library’s Main branch this Wednesday, March 21st at noon to discuss the Parisian-based novel chosen for this month’s meeting, ‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’.

Step aside Super Man. The University of Louisville’s Ekstrom Library is hosting an exhibition about the Edgar Rice Burroughs character believed to be the world’s first superhero – John Carter. Visit the free exhibit anytime from 9am to 5pm through March 23rd.

Get your early spring on with some free poetry at the Louisville Free Public Library! Maureen Morehead and Kathleen Driskell will read from their latest releases tonight, Wednesday, March 14th, at the Main branch starting at 7pm.

Former professor, Lindsey Apple, unearths the story of the Clay clan in his latest book, ‘The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch’. Join him at The Filson tomorrow, March 13th at noon for a look for the lesser known – but no less important – members of the Clay family.

Quick! Have you used a computer in the last 5 seconds? (If you answered “no” then we seriously need to talk about your grip on reality…). Come and learn the true tall tale about the creation of the device that changed our world; author and science historian, George Dyson, will present his book ‘Turing’s Cathedral’ at 7pm tonight, Monday, March 12th, at the Library.

Get ready to re-learn the alphabet – Irish style. Local author – and dual Irish citizen – Viki Pidgeon presents her latest ode to the Emerald Isle with a children’s book designed to marry fun with facts. Catch her at Carmichael’s Bookstore tomorrow, Saturday, March 10th, at 4pm.

Being hailed as one of the best new novels of 2011, ‘The Sisters’ and its creator, Nancy Jensen, will be at Carmichael’s Bookstore tomorrow, March 9th, at 7pm for a special reading from this Bluegrass-based fiction.

Friday night? Check. Second Friday night of the month? Check! Oh, man…It’s Poetry night! Get your reading ritual on this weekend with writers Nicole Louise Reid and Patrick Wensink at the InKY Reading Series. The Bard’s Town’s doors are open this Friday, March 9th at 7pm for a good poetry partytime.

Headlining UofL’s annual Dr. Joseph H. McMillian National Conference on the Black Family in America for this year, is acclaimed author, thinker and radio host, Michael Eric Dyson. Dyson will present his keynote address at the conference this upcoming Saturday, March 10th at 7pm.