EGYPT LAKE PARTNERSHIP LIBRARY TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE FOR SCHOOL PREPARATIONS

The Egypt Lake Partnership Library, 3403 West Lambright Street, Tampa, will be closed Tuesday, August 4 through Saturday, August 8 for its annual school preparations. The library will reopen Monday, August 10.

For library service needs during the closing, please visit one of our other nearby branches:

Seminole Heights Branch Library, 4711 Central Avenue

Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 West Bearrs Avenue

Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library, 7606 Paula Drive

Please excuse any inconvenience. For more information, residents should call 813-273-3652.

TRAVEL WRITER THOMAS SWICK TO BE FEATURED FOUR SEASONS SPEAKER

Travel writer Thomas Swick will be the featured speaker for the next Four Seasons Author Series luncheon at the University Club, 38th Floor, One Tampa City Center in downtown Tampa on Friday, July 24 at noon.

Swick’s works include his latest book, A Way To See The World: From Texas to Transylvania with a Maverick Traveler which discusses what is so great about travel and provides helpful advice for the bookish traveler, and the travel memoir, Unquiet Days: At Home in Poland. He was the travel editor of the Sun-Sentinel for 19 years, and his work has been included in "The Best American Travel Writing."

The Four Seasons Author Series is presented by the Friends of the Library of Tampa-Hillsborough County, Inc. The subscription series offers an annual quartet of literary lunches at which guest authors are invited to speak on a variety of subjects. Previous authors have included Hillary Hemingway (Hemingway in Cuba), Dennis Lehane (Mystic River), Connie May Fowler (Before Women Had Wings) and Charles Shields (Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee).

Tickets are $25 and a subscription for four consecutive luncheons is $100. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library of Tampa-Hillsborough County, Inc., which is a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status. To reserve your seat for the luncheon, call the Friends office at (813) 273-3616 by Monday, July 20.

“FOR ALL MANKIND: THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO MOON LANDING” AT THE SOUTHSHORE REGIONAL LIBRARY

The Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library is pleased to present "For All Mankind: the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing" with George Haddad at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin on Monday, July 20 at 3 pm.

Please join us as NASA Moon Mission expert George Haddad will discuss the unique, history-making events surrounding the first moon landing. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

“WIZARD ROCK” IS COMING TO THE LIBRARY

The Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library is pleased to present "Wizard Rock" at the John F. Germany Library, 900 N Ashley Drive, Tampa on Saturday, June 27 at 6 pm.

The Remus Lupins and the Whomping Willows will entertain muggles and wizards alike with their Harry Potter-influenced tunes while doing a live podcast for the award-winning PotterCast.

This program is for teens ages 13-18 and is cosponsored by the Friends of the John F. Germany Public Library, Inc. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652, or visit hcplc.org.

WTVT FOX 13 METEOROLOGIST DAVE OSTERBERG TO VISIT SOUTHSHORE REGIONAL LIBRARY

The Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library is pleased to present "Hurricane Season 2009: Are You Ready?" with WTVT Fox 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin on Thursday, June 18 at 10:30 am.

Please join us as Osterberg talks about how best to prepare your home and your family for the upcoming hurricane season. Dave Osterberg is a meteorologist and co-host of FOX 13’s popular morning show, Good Day Tampa Bay. Osterberg joined the FOX13 team in March of 2004.

For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR LISA UNGER AT THE JIMMIE B. KEEL REGIONAL LIBRARY

Best-Selling author Lisa Unger will be discussing her latest book "Die For You" at the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, at 2902 West Bearss Ave., Tampa, on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m.

Unger is the author of numerous books including "Beautiful Lies," "Sliver of Truth" and "Black Out” and in her latest work, the main character’s husband disappears, kicking off a mystery set in New York. Unger will be signing books afterward.

This program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

LOCAL AUTHOR GEORGE ZELLER AT THE JAN KAMINIS PLATT REGIONAL LIBRARY

Local author George Zeller will be discussing his latest book "Beyond My Father's Farm" at the Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 3910 South Manhattan Avenue, Tampa on Thursday, June 18 at 2 p.m.

In his book, Zeller recounts life on a farm in the 1940s and all the hard work it entailed. He recounts his father’s cold, harsh rule and how it affected the rest of his family. Zeller's story, encompassing love, hate, happiness, sorrow, romance, humor and hope is one about families, understanding the past, and learning to forgive.

This program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Jan Kaminas Platt Regional Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.