Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Dr. Gregory Sumner will speak on the life and writings of Kurt Vonnegut at 7 p.m.
Dr. Gregory Sumner, author and professor of history at the University of Detroit Mercy, will speak on the life and writings of Kurt Vonnegut tonight at the Ferndale Public Library. The event - part of the 2013 Ferndale Reads program - will begin at 7 p.m. in the library's community room. Sumner, an avid Kurt Vonnegut fan, will discuss Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse-Five, as well as his own book - Unstuck in Time: A Journey Through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels. Unstuck in Time will be available for purchase and Sumner will sign copies of his book. For more information, call the library at 248-546-2504 or visit the Facebook event page here. More about Ferndale Reads on Patch: Ferndale Library Hosts Local Vonnegut Biographer's Literary …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Part of the Ferndale Public Library's community-wide reading event. Meet up at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
The Ferndale Public Library and The Emory are proud to present The Ferndale Book Party. This group, part of our numerous specialty-Book Clubs, meets every other month at 7:30 p.m. to discuss the books you've been reading! Don’t all the best conversations happen in bars, anyway?? 'Book Parties' often cover a wide range of titles, from cutting edge innovators of Fiction to some of the tried and true classics that maybe some of us just haven't gotten around to, yet. THIS MONTH, however, Book Parties is being taken over by our month-long Ferndale Reads event, spotlighting Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five. This is it! This is the wrap up, we hope you were able to finish your copy (Circulation Staffers have been handing them out, free to own…
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Ferndale Public Library's 'Ferndale Reads' program continues this month.
Ferndale school board members and Ferndale Public Schools superintendent Gary Meier are seen here reading Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut at Monday night's school board meeting. The Ferndale Public Library is currently giving out free copies of the book as part of its ongoing Ferndale Reads program. Ferndale Library Hosts Local Vonnegut Biographer's Literary Journey on March 27 Ferndale Library Hosts Book-Inspired Art Exhibition Ferndale Library Wants to 'Catch You Reading' Ferndale Reads Spotlight: An Interview with Dr. Gregory Sumner - Vonnegut Biographer Ferndale Reads Spotlight: Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut and Dr. Gregory Sumner - Part 1 Book, Schedule Announced for Annual 'Ferndale Reads' Month
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Ferndale Reads Keynote Speaker Spotlight; Part 3 (of 3): U-D history professor and published author/biographer discusses the valiant defiance of narrative and certain biographical elements that defy language.
"What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time." -Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (Chapter 5) Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is this year’s Ferndale Reads book - which the Ferndale Public Library is encouraging everyone in Ferndale to read this March... Click here for a schedule of special Ferndale-Reads Events. This year’s keynote speech will feature local Ferndale resident and author, Gregory Sumner. His recent publication, Unstuck in Time, is a journey through Kurt Vonnegut’s life and work. Sumner will speak about Slaughterhouse-Five’s popularity and sign copies of his book. Kurt Vonnegut called Slaughterhouse Five "...the war book," or his "famous Dresden book." He also called it a …
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Sunday, March 3, 2013
Take your copy of Slaughterhouse-Five to select Ferndale businesses to be entered into a contest.
The following information was provided by the Ferndale Public Library. The Ferndale Reads program wants to see you reading! This year the Ferndale Public Library is launching a fun, new way to participate in the program with their Get Caught Reading contest. Take your copy of Slaughterhouse-Five to any of the following locations: Chazzano, Java Hutt, Pinwheel Bakery, Affirmations, or Easy Like Sundae, then order your treat of choice, and let the cashier know you’re there to read your book. They’ll give you a raffle ticket and you’ll be entered into our Get Caught Reading Contest. If you prefer to read at home or at other locations you can also enter the contest by posting a photo of yourself reading your book on the Ferndale Reads Facebook…
Friday, February 22, 2013
Part 2 (of 3): U-D history professor and published author/biographer discusses the iconic writer as a "broken-hearted American dreamer."
"What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time." -Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (Chapter 5) Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is this year’s Ferndale Reads book - which the Ferndale Public Library is encouraging everyone in Ferndale to read this March... Click here for a schedule of special Ferndale-Reads Events. This year’s keynote speech will feature local Ferndale resident and author, Gregory Sumner. His recent publication, Unstuck in Time, is a journey through Kurt Vonnegut’s life and work. Sumner will speak about Slaughterhouse-Five’s popularity and sign copies of his book. "The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries..." When Dr. Gregory Sumner, a local …
Friday, February 8, 2013
I look back (and forward) on my "Journey" through Kurt Vonnegut's Life and Novels - inspired by local author and U-D Professor Gregory Sumner's new book and by our FERNDALE READS Community Reading Event.
I've heard some music in the works of Kurt Vonnegut... In. Out. Perspective altered. That was Vonnegut. One word: Resonant. One (further) superfluous word: succinct. Whatever it was, Kurt Vonnegut struck it; whatever it wasn’t, Kurt Vonnegut found a way to say it. "What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time." -Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, (Chapter 5) Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is this year’s Ferndale Reads book - which FPL is encouraging everyone in Ferndale to read this March... Click here for a schedule of special Ferndale-Reads Events. This year’s keynote speech will feature local Ferndale resident and author, Gregory Sumner. His recent publication,Unstuck in Time is a journey …
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Ferndale Librarian Darlene Hellenberg breaks it down to the BIGGEST, BEST books of her life... No easy task, if you know her at all. Here's some essentials!
* Dar's a marvel. I don't know how she's able to rattle off such proper, on-the-nose picks for each person who might be looking for what to read next - and still keep her brain storming up new programming ideas to engage the community - like, say, a city-wide book club we call Ferndale Reads. Anyway, when I wanna talk-books, I talk to FPL Reference Librarian Darlene Hellenberg. These are scenes struck from some dorked-out devotee's rap session ala- High Fidelity or some idyllic Shop Around The Corner where we share possible Best-Of listings of titles and authors. We've never zeroed-in on just-WHAT-a finalized list, an all-time-Best-Of- might look like... But this week, even amid her preparations for kicking-off Ferndale Reads 2013 (…
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Kick-off event will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rust Belt Market.
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Thursday, February 7
The Ferndale Public Library has announced the book they’ll be encouraging everyone in Ferndale to read this March. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut is this year’s Ferndale Reads book. As in years past, those who are interested in reading the book can come to the library beginning Feb. 9, or any of the Ferndale Reads events, and get a free copy of the book to keep. This year’s kick-off event will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Rust Belt Market. The details of the kick-off are a mystery, but attendees may want to bring their smart phones to document the happening. Copies of the book will be handed out at the kick-off event. Throughout the month of March, there will be many ways to earn entries in a prize drawing, including…
Cindy Conover Dashnaw
12:44 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
I love your description of Vonnegut's writing style. I discovered him late in my life and deplore the years I missed out on his wit and insight. I've also read Sumner's "Unstuck in Time" and highly recommend it. Wish I could be in Ferndale in March to hear his presentation! more ›